ALPEREN SENGUN NEWS

Draft guru thinks development all but confirms Alperen Sengun earns coveted honor As Alperen Sengun stormed into the Houston Rockets' regular season with a monstrous, 39-point performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder...

OCTOBER 25 • SPACECITYSCOOP.COM

Alperen Sengun proved biggest flaw is already a thing of the past As the Houston Rockets prepared to enter the season without starting point guard Fred VanVleet, everyone knew that Alperen Sengun, in some s...

OCTOBER 23 • SPACECITYSCOOP.COM

Steve Nash just called Alperen Sengun "one of the most skilled bigs in the game, maybe ever" Steve Nash believes Alperen Sengun is already one of the most skilled bigs ever to play in the league.

OCTOBER 22 • BASKETBALLNETWORK.NET

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Already in MVP Form in Thunder's 2OT Opening Win Over Rockets In an epic opener, Alperen Sengun was a huge bright spot and Kevin Durant made his Rockets debut in a city he knows too well.

OCTOBER 22 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Rockets' Alperen Sengun set eye-popping career high in season opener vs. Thunder | Sporting News The big center had an epic evening.

OCTOBER 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Rockets bold starting lineup choice could quickly turn disastrous As the Houston Rockets enter their season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, their decision to start the double-big lineup, featuring...

OCTOBER 22 • SPACECITYSCOOP.COM

Stuffs stat sheet in defeat Sengun supplied 39 points (12-24 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 10-11 FT), 11 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block in 49 minutes during Tuesday's 125-124 double-overtime loss to the Thu...

Impact Sengun delivered a dominant performance against the defending champions, albeit in a losing effort. The star big man led all players in scoring and also dished out a game-high seven assists. Additionally, the 23-year-old torched the nets from three-point range, knocking down a career-high five triples.

OCTOBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Thunder celebrate ring ceremony, banner unveiling and double-OT win over Durant's Rockets

Thunder fans had a lot to celebrate on Tuesday

OCTOBER 22 • Associated Press

It's Alperen Şengün's time to launch for the Rockets What if Kevin Durant isn't the best player on the Rockets this season? KD can have the headlines. The time is Şengün's.

OCTOBER 21 • FANSIDED.COM

Kevin Durant says decision to sign $90M Rockets extension was a 'no brainer'

Kevin Durant says signing an extension with the Houston Rockets was a no brainer

OCTOBER 20 • Associated Press

Starting against Thunder Sengun (rest) will start at power forward Tuesday against the Thunder, Vanessa Richardson of Space City Home Network reports.

Impact Rockets head coach Ime Udoka is going to lean on a jumbo lineup with Sengun starting next to Steven Adams. With Fred VanVleet (knee) presumably out for the season, Sengun and Amen Thompson will be responsible for most of the playmaking.

OCTOBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

"Everybody's trying to be like us": Ime Udoka accuses rival teams of copying Rockets for deploying Alperen Sengun with another center The Houston Rockets were a success story last season, ending a five-year playoff drought and establishing a clear identity with future stars...

OCTOBER 19 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Sitting out preseason finale Sengun will rest in Thursday's preseason finale against the Hawks, Vanessa Richardson of Space City Home Network reports.

Impact The star big man will join the rest of Houston's starting lineup in street clothes. Sengun will next prepare for Opening Night in Oklahoma City.

OCTOBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Rockets' Alperen Sengun is playing with a perfect mindset The Houston Rockets need Alperen Sengun to make a small change to his game this year. He looks prepared to do exactly that.

OCTOBER 16 • SPACECITYSCOOP.COM

Alperen Sengun is flabbergasting Rockets fans with his improvement As the Houston Rockets attempt to mount a run at a championship with superstar-caliber scorer Kevin Durant on their roster, they will, somew...

OCTOBER 15 • SPACECITYSCOOP.COM

Ime Udoka: Rockets likely to rest key players in Thursday's preseason finale at Atlanta The Rockets will likely rest Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, and some other regulars in Thursday’s preseason finale at Atlanta, Danielle Lerne...

OCTOBER 15 • USATODAY.COM

Carmelo Anthony reveals how Kevin Durant will benefit with Alperen Sengun as his teammate: "KD never played on a team with that type of big men" Carmelo Anthony breaks down how Alperen Sengun's presence will help Kevin Durant be even more efficient on the Rockets

OCTOBER 15 • BASKETBALLNETWORK.NET

Rockets have new star in Durant as Southwest Division adds a phenom in Flagg to go with Wembanyama

Kevin Durant is back in Texas

OCTOBER 14 • Associated Press

'Hell of a summer': LeBron James praises Rockets star Alperen Sengun “I think he's going to ride that wave right to Houston and have a big year for them,” LeBron James says of Rockets and EuroBasket star Alper...

OCTOBER 11 • USATODAY.COM

Blazers may have uncovered their own Sengun-Thompson duo in second preseason game The Trail Blazers discovered a dynamic duo in their preseason win, with flashes reminiscent of the Rockets' Alperen Sengun-Amen Thompson pai...

OCTOBER 11 • RIPCITYPROJECT.COM

Hands out 13 assists Sengun produced 13 points (5-8 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 13 assists, five rebounds and four steals across 28 minutes of Wednesday's 140-127 preseason win over Utah.

Impact Sengun racked up 13 of Houston's 32 assists Wednesday. The big man now has a total of 19 dimes through two preseason games, suggesting that a ton of offense is going to be run through him in the absence of Fred VanVleet (knee). With a strong run at EuroBasket followed by a terrific start to the preseason, Sengun's fantasy arrow is pointing up.

OCTOBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

After two preseason wins, Rockets wowed by Alperen Sengun's elite playmaking During Wednesday’s exhibition victory, All-Star center Alperen Sengun had 13 assists and only one turnover. His teammates and coaches were i...

OCTOBER 9 • USATODAY.COM

"Double teams is what we want": Kevin Durant hyped by prospects of dominating defenses with Alperen Sengun Kevin Durant made his Houston Rockets preseason debut on Wednesday night, leading his new team to a 140-127 win over the Utah Jazz.

OCTOBER 9 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

It didn't even take two games for Alperen Sengun to solve Rockets' biggest problem As the Houston Rockets lost Fred VanVleet to a devastating ACL injury just a few weeks before the start of the season, their most desperate...

OCTOBER 9 • SPACECITYSCOOP.COM