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ANALYSIS: It might take them more, or it might take them less, but at some point virtually, every top-three draft pick is going to explode and see the light of day. Jabari Smith Jr. was starting to get canceled by some smarties (as ridiculous as it sounds) after fewer than two months of play. Just imagine how those geniuses might feel after watching the Rocket play of late.
You know Smith has it because 1) he's in the NBA, 2) starting games on a daily basis, 3) playing 31+ MPG through the season, and 4) doing it all for a professional team run by people that knows more than you and me about this thing we call basketball.
Smith already has four double-double games this year, his most recent one happening last Monday while upsetting the title-challenging Sixers. In the last two weeks (seven games played), Smith is averaging 14+ PPG and 6.5 RPG. He's hit 3+ treys in six of those matches (not a typo) and at least one three-point shot in 20 of his 24 games to date.
Yes, there were growing pains on the shooting front not long ago but those issues seem to be more than gone now. It's been nine games (spanning three weeks) with Jabari shooting in the green (35%+ from the field every time) while attempting nearly 11 FGA.
Bigs averaging 6+ RPG and 2+ 3PM per game this season: 18 of them. Players doing that and contributing 1+ BPG: Jayson Tatum, Brook Lopez, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, and Jabari Smith Jr. Go hate elsewhere.
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