Rockets Exercise Team Options for Four Players

Posted: October 30, 2023 -- 6:20 p.m. CT

Monday evening, the Houston Rockets announced they have exercised their fourth-year options for guard Jalen Green and center Alperen Sengun in addition to the third-year options for forwards Tari Eason and Jabari Smith Jr.

Green was the second overall pick by Houston in the 2021 NBA Draft. He was an All-Rookie First Team selection in 2021-22 and averaged a team-high 22.1 points last season. Green became the fifth player who recorded at least 1,000 points and 200 free throw attempts as a rookie to have increased their totals by 500 points and 200 free throw attempts in their second season, joining Nate Archibald, Dave Bing, Bob McAdoo and Jerry West.

Sengun was the 16th overall pick by Oklahoma City in the 2021 NBA Draft before his rights were acquired by Houston. Sengun is one of 16 players in NBA history to have recorded at least 1,800 points, 1,000 rebounds, 450 assists, 100 steals and 100 blocks through the first two seasons of a career. He joins Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, LeBron James and Nikola Jokic as the only players to have averaged at least 19.0 points per game, 9.0 rebounds per game and 6.0 assists per game through the first week of 2023-24.

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