Alperen Sengun: 'A car hit me — twice. I was almost dying'

Ime Udoka mentioned how Alperen Sengun handles the rising media and fan curiosity attributable to his on-court success. “All of the shedding they did earlier than I bought right here, and now we’re seeing some success. For probably the most half, I believe he handles it properly. According to what my coaches, who worked with him one-on-one during the summer, said, he is like Michael Jordan in Turkey. He faces a lot more when he goes home, so he is used to it now,” Udoka said about Sengun. -via EuroHoops.net / January 19, 2025

Jalen Green finished with 26 points to lead the Rockets. Sengun finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds and Dillon Brooks added 22 points. “We’re going to be really good when they both are clicking on the same night,” Udoka said. “We speak about, we don’t need it to be ‘Your flip, my flip,’ and put them in particular actions collectively for them to sort of work collectively and get their chemistry down. However once they’re each going, clearly we’re a lot better group offensively, and that’s what occurred within the third quarter.” -via Houston Chronicle / January 19, 2025

Alykhan Bijani: Jalen Green (9.3) and Alperen Sengun (8.0) are among the league leaders in drives per game, but have a low Pass% and AST% on drives. Groups that play the #Rockets a number of occasions in a row, like Memphis just lately, or within the playoffs, will alter by serving to on their drives. Examples: pic.x.com/PMnzrshZ6C -via Twitter @Rockets_Insider / January 15, 2025