Coming off of his first All-Star appearance last season, Alperen Sengun entered his fifth season in the league and the first year of a new five-year $185 million contract extension. Once again, Sengun was quite durable, having now suited up in at least 72 games in four out of his first five seasons.
In those games, Sengun averaged 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks in 33.3 minutes per game. Of those numbers, both blocks and assists marked new career-highs. While his free-throw shooting stayed the same (69.1%), Sengun saw improvements in field goal percentage (51.9) and 3-point percentage (30.5%). While long-range shooting should still be an area of emphasis moving forward, his development in this regard was encouraging, considering he shot a career-low 23.3% from deep a season ago. As far as accolades are concerned, the Turkish center made his second straight All-Star appearance but fell short of the All-NBA Third Team despite receiving votes. Moving forward, the Rockets will hope Sengun can level up his performance by improving his efficiency, decision-making and leadership.
Overall grade: A-
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Reporting by Mack Baltes, Rockets Wire / Rockets Wire
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