Jalen Green is immersed in what is surely the best stretch of play of his career. The Rockets have eight wins in a row, nine in the last ten and are only one game ahead of the Golden State Warriors, who occupy the last place in the play-in. However, not everything has been rosy this season. Not even for Jalen Green who, according to point Shams Charania was offered as a bargaining chip last February to the Brooklyn Nets to get Mikal Bridges.
Along with the shooting guard, the Rockets put several first-round picks on the table. From Brooklyn they remained firm in their idea of building a project around the forward. With Jalen Green the problem was never potential talent, but rather inconsistency. The Rockets made a big bet last summer on players like Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks. The intention was to compete for postseason spots and the results cast doubt on Green’s viability as a second sword.
Alperen Sengün, injured for the remainder of the season, has had his breakthrough season. But he represents a basketball almost contrary to that of the young shooting guard. Half-court, slow pace and solidarity. Green enjoys the open field, chaos and tends more toward individualism. Now Houston’s challenge is to maintain the current version of the outside and adapt it as much as possible to that of the Turkish center. Or, perhaps, they will try to knock on another door after this revaluation.
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2024-03-25 19:00:00
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