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Rockets 2023-2024 player previews: Jabari Smith Jr.

Has all the other noise this offseason distracted us from the potential of a massive Jabari Smith Jr. leap? Sure, there were ups and downs over the course of last season. We’re also aware that he looked overqualified after his scintillating Las Vegas Summer League performance — a performance so dominant that he was swiftly shut down for the remainder of the LVSL.

Be that as it may, it still doesn't seem like the conversation surrounding a Smith emergence has been as big as it should be given that the Houston Rockets took him with the third pick in last year’s draft.