Houston Chronicle · Jan 3, 2022
Rockets' Alperen Sengun explains why he doesn't get more playing time
Houston Rockets center Alperen \u015eengün reacts to a call during the second half of an NBA game between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Toyota Center in Houston.As the NBA nears the halfway point of the season, Rockets fans are intrigued by the progress of rookies Jalen Green and Alperen \u015eengün, but a section of the fan base has been irate by the lack of playing time given to \u015eengün.
As it turns out, the 19-year-old, who was picked 16th overall in last year's draft, gave a perfectly reasonable explanation for playing 18.4 minutes per game - which ranks 15th among all rookies - in an interview he did with Turkish magazine Socrates.