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Jabari Smith will sign five-year contract extension with Houston

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Shams Charania: Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. intends to sign a five-year, $122 million rookie contract extension, sources tell ESPN. Rockets officials and Smith’s agent, Wallace Prather of LIFT Sports Management, negotiated the fully guaranteed deal through 2030-31 season.Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What’s the buzz on Twitter? Sam Vecenie … [Read more...] about Jabari Smith will sign five-year contract extension with Houston

Rockets To Pursue Dorian Finney-Smith

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The Rockets may be a prime candidate to secure the services of unrestricted free agent Dorian Finney-Smith, according to Mark Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (via Twitter), who say that Houston has emerged as a “viable landing spot” for the veteran forward. Finney-Smith declined his $15.4MM player option on Sunday. Reporting at that time indicated that while there was … [Read more...] about Rockets To Pursue Dorian Finney-Smith

Rockets To Sign Jabari Smith Jr. To Five-Year Extension

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The Rockets intend to sign Jabari Smith Jr. to a five-year rookie extension worth $122MM, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania (via Twitter). Smith was in and out of the Rockets’ starting lineup this season, but is presumed to be in line to take the starting power forward role following the Rockets’ trade for Kevin Durant. The No. 3 pick in the 2022 draft, Smith posted a career-low in … [Read more...] about Rockets To Sign Jabari Smith Jr. To Five-Year Extension