Tag: Jabari Smith
Jabari Smith contract: Rockets forward agrees to five-year, $122 million extension, per report
Getty Images The Houston Rockets have struck a deal with Jabari Smith on a five-year, $122 million extension that is fully guaranteed and locks him in through the 2030-31 season, according to ESPN. The former Auburn star averaged 12.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game last season in 57 games played, and was set to enter…
If the Celtics really are listening to Jaylen Brown offers, these 3 teams are in prime position to pounce
The Boston Celtics are making moves. Less than two days after the Finals ended, the Celtics have already traded Jrue Holiday to the Blazers and Kristaps Porzingis to the Hawks. That gets them under the second apron, widely considered to be their primary goal for the offseason, but does that mean they’re done? “Them phone…
Winners and losers of Kevin Durant trade: Good news for Rockets’ Amen Thompson, Heat and Wolves miss out
Kevin Durant was traded Sunday for … Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and the No. 10 pick? That’s it? That’s all the Suns got from the Rockets? Surely we’re forgetting something, right? They must be getting back some more future picks? No? They didn’t loop in a third team to get a starting-caliber center back? Did…
Ranking NBA’s 10 most interesting contract extension candidates: Devin Booker, Trae Young on star-studded list
Once upon a time, the NBA’s best players used to move through free agency. Think about how many offseasons in the 2010s were dominated by where LeBron James or Kevin Durant would sign. Those days are over. No reigning All-NBA player has changed teams through free agency since 2019, when Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Kemba…