According to reports, Houston continues at the expense, according to what was reported by a five -year contract of $ 122 million with Jabari Smith Jr.

Houston Rockets have been engaged in this offseason:
• Exchange for Kevin Durant
• Re-digest Fred Vanvleet
• Extend Steven Adams
• Elaborate offers to keep jae tate, Aaron Holiday, Jeff Green

Now they have reached an extension of the contract with the start of Jabari Smith Jr. for five years, $ 122 million ($ 24.4 million a year on average), Shams Charania of the Athletic reports. This is a direct five -year contract, without player or team options. This new contract kicks in a year, Smith Jr. has a remaining year on his agreement from Rookie to $ 12.4 million.

Smith is part of the nucleus of the Young Rockets who broke out and has won 52 games this season, reaching seed n. 2 in the West. In 57 games last season, Smith scored 12.2 points on average and 7 rebounds per game, shooting 35.4% from over the arch.

Smith, choice n. 3 In class 2022, it becomes the first player to sign an extension of the contract from that group. Three players of that class – Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams – should sign Max extensions (or close to Max). Other names to watch include the Kings’ Keegan Murray, I Pacers’ Bennettic Mathurin, the Pistons’ Jaden Ivey, the Peyton Watson of Nugget, The Hawks’ Dyson Daniels, The Jazz’s Walker Kessler and The Rocket ‘Tari Eason.