OAKLAND — Alperen Şengün’s eyes scanned the crowd until he locked on his target. The Houston Rockets center strode over to the corner of the Oakland Arena court, took aim and launched his ...

Alperen Şengün’s absence, the wall of small, Play-In push and more: The IkoSystem. By Kelly Iko. Mar 15, 2024. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the 2023-24 Houston Rockets, amid all the ...

Alperen Şengün threw NBA’s best assist, and Nikola Jokic’s fingerprints are all over it . Alperen Şengün’s wild assist is full of Nikola Jokic’s influence.

Before Şengün established himself as a core starter, the Rockets were looking to bring in a veteran center with an impressive defensive resume. The NBA is full of sliding doors that open and ...

Jock Landale thought about everything that Houston Rockets teammate Alperen Şengün showed last season. He recalled the challenge of battling Steven Adams. He considered his own greatly improved ...

In the middle of it all, Alperen Şengün stood on the court in the same building where he'd played in his first NBA All-Star Game two months earlier, clasped both hands behind his back, and listened.

The third-ranked player on the team in terms of usage has been second-year player Alperen Şengün, who himself has seen an uptick in several of his raw and advanced numbers: scoring average (from ...

Rockets center Alperen Şengün waves to the fans as he leaves the court after a 135-119 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Brett Coomer/Staff photographer.

But Alperen Şengün is still way ahead of Jalen Green. The Houston Rockets are led by a stout defense, a versatile supporting cast and two rising stars. NBA Free Agency ...

Alperen Şengün has agreed to a five-year, $185 million extension to his rookie contract, ESPN's Bobby Marks reported Monday, citing Şengün's agents.. Şengün's deal is one of a flurry ahead ...

Several Rockets coaches worked with Şengün during the summer in Turkey in order to get him ready for the 2024-25 campaign. Alperen Sengun averaged 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per ...

In 2021, the organization welcomed another budding big to its franchise -- 19-year-old Alperen Şengün. Four years later, the Giresun, Turkey, native has morphed into one of the more well-rounded ...