At 20 years old, Jabari Smith Jr. remains one of the youngest players on the Houston Rockets by age. Despite having a year of NBA experience under his belt, during which he earned All-Rookie Second Team honors, Smith is actually younger than newly drafted rookie Amen Thompson (No. 4 overall pick of the 2023 first round).
That gives Smith, the No. 3 overall pick from the 2022 first round, a unique perspective from which to evaluate Houston’s other talented young prospects. So, what did Smith learn after playing alongside Thompson and fellow first-round rookie Cam Whitmore (No. 20) during a successful 5-1 stint at the NBA’s 2023 summer league?
