A Dad's Sacrifice, A Son's Drive: The Making Of Jabari Smith
The Lead
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🗓️ 24 June 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
On Thursday night, when he was widely expected to be the top overall pick in the NBA Draft, Jabari Smith Jr. instead became one of the new faces of the Houston Rockets — after a freshman year at Auburn that sent his draft stock soaring. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Brian Hamilton to look at how Smith, in the span of just five years, went from “a wiry, skinny kid with a little baby fat” to top-three pick in the NBA Draft. The answer has a lot to do with Smith’s own uncommon drive, and the sacrifices made by his dad, a former basketball star himself.
Read Brian Hamilton’s full story about Jabari Smith: https://theathletic.com/3088992/2022/01/25/the-next-kevin-garnett-how-auburns-jabari-smith-turned-himself-into-a-star/
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| 0:34.6 | With the third pick in the 2022 draft, the Houston Rockets select, Jabari Smith Jr. from |
| 0:47.6 | Auburn University. |
| 0:50.3 | On Thursday night, a night when he was widely expected to go first overall to Orlando. |
| 0:54.8 | Jabari Smith Jr. instead became one of the new faces of the Houston Rockets, after a |
| 0:59.3 | freshman year at Auburn that made a huge impression. |
| 1:05.8 | Today, we're joined by the Athletics Brian Hamilton to look at how Smith in the span |
| 1:18.7 | of just five years went from in his words, a wiry skinny kid with a little baby fat |
| 1:23.9 | who wasn't even the best player on his own middle school team to now one of the top names |
| 1:28.4 | off the board in the NBA draft. |
| 1:30.8 | The answer has a lot to do with Smith's own uncommon drive and the sacrifices made by |
| 1:35.2 | his dad, a former basketball star himself. |
| 1:38.8 | I'm not sure any kid is 100% aware of all the sacrifices their parents make all the |
| 1:44.4 | time. |
| 1:45.4 | He realizes what it means now. |
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