Alperen SengunTurkish power forward 2.11m. and just 21 years old of the Houston Rocketshas become the NBA’s fashionable player.
The Ottoman center has achieved a ‘triple-double’ never seen before by a center in the NBA. 23 points, 19 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals against the Clippers, just after marveling with 45 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals against the Wembanyama Spurs (the third center this decade to record at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals in a game, joining Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid).
Alperen Sengun, the boy who remembers Pau Gasol, passes Wembanyama with 45 points!
‘StatMuse’ reports that the numbers of 23+19+14+2 are statistics never seen by a center in the history of the NBA, not even Jokic has achieved them.
Shaquille ONeal: “Alperen Sengun reminds me of a young Pau Gasol when he came to the NBA”
In the NBA he has already been compared to Sabonis, Nikola Vucevic, Kevin Love, Bobby Portis, Kevin McHale, Tom Gugliotta… and even Pau Gasol.
“Alperen Sengun reminds me of a young Pau Gasol when he arrived and played his first years in the NBA. He shows that he can do many things and if he is surrounded by talent he will do very well,” said the legendary Shaquille O’Neal.
His statistics this season are 21.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 32.4 minutes average with the Houston Rockets, who selected him with number 16 in the 2021 Draft after playing in Turkey for Bandrma Krmz, Teksüt Bandrma and Besiktas.
Alperen Sengun, the swimmer project who ended up as MVP in Turkey and a star in the NBA
Alperen Sengun (July 25, 2002) said goodbye to the Turkish Basketball Super League in 2021 being the youngest MVP in its history (18 years and 10 months).
Giresun’s genius overcame family pressure to be a swimmer to opt, inspired by his older brother, for the sport of basket ball that he began practicing in Giresun University.
Ahmet Gürgen was the discoverer of Alperen Sengun and the person responsible for the young Ottoman talent moving to Bandrma to play for Banvit.
In 2020, At just 18 years old, he signed a three-season contract with the powerful Besiktaswith which he averaged 19.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks in 28.3 minutes on average in the BSL.
2024-03-07 08:47:53
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