In the process, Sengun became the fifth Rockets player ever to go for 20-10-5-3 in a playoff game, joining James Harden, Tracy McGrady, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. That's incredible company.

The most significant difference between Sengun's first two playoff games was his playmaking. In Game 1, he finished with just one assist, which led to his team's offense getting stagnant.

He put together an impressive year, averaging 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.1 steals per game in 76 games played. At 22 years old, Sengun is one of the top up-and-coming players ...

The first possession of Alperen Sengun's NBA playoff career began with an offensive foul drawn by Draymond Green on Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. Two possessions ...

In 2019, he led Bandirma Kirmizi to the Turkish Junior League championship and was named the league's Most Valuable Player. The next year, at age 18, Sengun made his debut with the Teksüt ...

Sengun averaged 17.0 points, 11.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists against the Warriors in the regular season while shooting 47.1% from the field. However, Houston went 2-3 versus Golden State.

Even though Sengun's points per game dropped slightly this season, his overall improved play has been one of the main reasons for the Rockets' rise to the second seed. Sengun averaged a career ...

If Sengun's numbers were down and the Rockets were bad, a few alarm bells might start going off ever so quietly. But Houston is really, really good, and Sengun remains a massive part of the operation.

Sengun had 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in the win, just one dime shy of a triple-double. One of Sengun's nine assists came in a clutch moment with less than a minute to go.

Sengun then joined Teksut Bandirma, a team in the first tier of the Turkish Super League (BSL), for the 2019–20 season. He agreed to a three-year contract with the Turkish team Besiktas in ...

Through six games, Sengun is shooting 38.6% from the field, down from 53.7% during his near All-Star season a year ago. On Monday, Sengun was asked how he could regain his previous pace and dominance.

Alperen Sengun averaged 21.1 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game, 5.0 assists per game, and 1.2 steals last season. He flourished in Ime Udoka’s system and became a primary option on the ...