The Rockets have officially announced that the team has signed the first-round pick they picked in this offseason: the Rockets picked Jabari Smith Jr. with the third overall pick in this year's draft. He played for Auburn University in his freshman season. Played in 34 games and

The Rockets have officially announced that the team has signed the first-round pick picked during this offseason:

The Rockets picked Jabari Smith Jr. with the third overall pick in this year's draft. He is playing for Auburn University In his freshman season, he played in 34 games and averaged 16.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1 block in 28.8 minutes per game.

In addition, the Rockets also selected LSU's Tari Eason with the 17th pick. Tari Eason played in 33 games during his sophomore season for LSU. He averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks in 24.4 minutes of playing time.

Also, the Rockets selected Kentucky University rookie Taytay Washington Jr. with the 29th pick. In his freshman season at the University of Kentucky, Taytay Washington Jr. averaged 12.5 points in 29.2 minutes per game. Data performance of 3.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals.

So assuming that these three players can get contracts with 120% of the league’s stipulated signing salary (almost every team will provide the highest salary for first-round picks), Jabari Smith Jr., the third overall pick, can get 888 in the 2022-23 season. With an annual salary of US$3.36 million, Tali Eason will also receive an annual salary of US$3.36 million and Washington will also receive an annual salary of US$2.21 million.

For the Rockets, these three young players are undoubtedly a very important part of the team's reconstruction phase. Of course, these three players will need to fulfill their talents in the coming seasons before they can continue to stay with the Rockets. Considering the talent prospects they have, there is no doubt that the future of this Rockets will be very worth looking forward to.