{"id":3531,"date":"2025-07-11T01:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/houston-rockets-seal-122-million-deal-with-jabari-smith-jr-for-five-years\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T01:38:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:38:01","slug":"houston-rockets-seal-122-million-deal-with-jabari-smith-jr-for-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/houston-rockets-seal-122-million-deal-with-jabari-smith-jr-for-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets Seal $122 Million Deal with Jabari Smith Jr. for Five Years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/p>\n<p>The Houston Rockets are continuing to shape their team dynamically.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after their bold move to acquire Kevin Durant, the Rockets have secured a significant extension with one of their promising young talents. According to ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania, the Rockets have finalized a five-year, $122 million extension that will bind the player and the team until 2031.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Charania highlighted that this extension is part of a series of strategic moves the Rockets have made this offseason.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rockets&#8217; recent activities in the last 15 days:<\/p>\n<p>New contracts: Jabari Smith Jr., Steven Adams, Ime Udoka<\/p>\n<p>Re-signed players: Fred VanVleet, Jae&#8217;Sean Tate, Aaron Holiday, Jeff Green<\/p>\n<p>Plus the major trade for Kevin Durant. https:\/\/t.co\/hGYQjjNU4Z<\/p>\n<p>\n            \u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1939474258863812888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2025<\/a>\n        <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n    <\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Since being picked third overall in the 2022 NBA Draft, Smith has consistently performed well for the Rockets.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Despite an injury that curtailed his playtime in 2025, he has managed to average about 13 points and seven rebounds per game. 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