The Houston Rockets 3rd-overall pick Jabari Smith Jr. is figuring it out
This season's NBA Rookie of the Year race became a two-horse race pretty quickly. Right off rip, one of the potentially most dangerous contenders for the prestigious award had to drop out when the Oklahoma City Thunder's second-overall pick in former Gonzaga Bulldog Chet Holmgren was ruled out for the entirety of the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc injury. While there were still numerous highly skilled prospects left, many of which seemed to get drafted to a good situation to put up eye-popping numbers early on, three of the rookies separated themselves from the pack swiftly. The Orlando ...
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