Sengun has been a force for the Houston Rockets this season.
The Houston Rockets have a franchise star in Alperen Sengun. Drafted in 2021, Sengun showed great improvement through his first three seasons, going from 9.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in his rookie year to 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game last season.
This season, Sengun's scoring has taken a dip with his minutes. In a perplexing move, head coach Ime Udoka is currently playing him under 30 minutes per game. Because of this, Sengun's scoring has gone down to 18.4 points per game thus far. However, the 22-year-old is still a force for the Rockets. Sengun is averaging 11.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.3 blocks, doing more on the defensive end.. He's among some of the league's best in Giannis Antetokounmpo, Karl-Anthony Towns, Domantas Sabonis, and Jarrett Allen. Out of these five players, Sengun is averaging a double-double with the fewest minutes.
The scoring hasn't been prominent this season, but the do-it-all center is slowly becoming one of the best in the league. Houston currently sits at 11-5 with Sengun at the helm, meaning he could make his first All-Star Game if the Rockets are still in a solid playoff spot by midseason.Jed is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in journalism. He also contributes at several other basketball outlets, including has his own basketball blog and podcast — The Sixth Man Report.
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