The 2023-24 season was marked by growth and improvement of young people Houston Rockets (41-41), whose 19-win improvement was the largest annual increase of any NBA team.
And with a young and talented core composed of seven selections (Jalen Green, Alpen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, Amen Thompson, Cam WhitmoreAnd Reed Sheppard) from the first rounds of the last four NBA draft cycles, there is hope for another leap forward in 2025.
Additionally, three Houston veterans planned game rotationOne is a newcomer (Steven Adams) and two (Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks) are just entering their second seasons with the Rockets. So there could be some improvement in those roles as well, as the veterans continue to acclimate to a relatively new system under second-year head coach Ime Udoka.
With that in mind, what would the best possible outcome look like? To try to find out, we look at the top five performances from each rotation player from last season, as determined by Game scoreWe will begin this series with Sengun, who almost got All-Star honors last season.
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March 5, 2024 (Rockets 114, Spurs 101): 45 points, 16 rebounds, 5 steals; 19 of 32 shooting (59.4%), 2 of 3 from 3-point range (66.7%), 5 of 7 from the free throw line (71.4%), +18 in 37 minutes; 41.2 Game Score
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This article was originally published on Rockets Wire: Best games of 2023-24: Rockets center Alperen Sengun
