The Houston Rockets are off to an unexpected 6-3 start, and while some of the turn around can be placed on new veterans Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks and Jeff Green along with head coach Ime Udoka, the Rockets also have a trio of under-22 youngsters all making waves as well.
Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green and Jabari Smith all appear in the latest NBA top-100 released by Hoops Hype, which uses their proprietary system called Global Rating to rank NBA players based on a combination of player and team statistics. In fact, all three were ranked among the top 10 players in the NBA that are under 22.