Don’t look now, but Alperen Şengün has figured out defense. Houston’s success on that end of the floor tends to get credited to their perimeter stoppers, but Şengün has developed into ...

Şengün led the way for the Rockets, recording a double-double with 31 points and 12 rebounds despite getting in foul trouble early on in the game. Smith Jr. also had a great showing, scoring 23 ...

Şengün averages the sixth-most post-ups per game and is sixth in scoring on them, but it has not been an efficient offense for the Rockets, with Şengün ranking in the 45.5 percentile on post-ups.

The Houston Rockets are entering the 2024-25 NBA season with Turkish center Alperen Şengün as the team's best player. Nearly getting an All-Star nod, Şengün averaged 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds ...

Alperen Şengün’s absence, the wall of small, ... Portland and Chicago. The Warriors, on the other hand, still have to face the Knicks, ... Oregon. Orlando. Philadelphia. Pittsburgh. Sacramento.

With Şengün, his driving game meets this criteria. Among 180 players to register at least 200 drives last season, per NBA.com, his 58.4 percent points rate ranked 68th. Yet his 41.6 field goal ...

Alperen Şengün is currently the starting center on a team trying to maximize their chances of winning big in next year's NBA draft. That is not without a certain level of irony given that the ...

With Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün saying on Monday that he was hopeful an agreement with the Rockets on a contract extension, his was not just wishful thinking. There is a “legitimate ...

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 ...

Şengün was a bright spot in an otherwise drab offensive performance by the Rockets in Game 1. He scored 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting; the rest of the Rockets shot 23-for-69 (33.3%). In his ...

Alperen Şengün didn't hesitate this week when asked if he was excited to square off against three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert when the Minnesota Timberwolves come to Toyota ...