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Rockets' Alperen Sengun explains why he doesn't get more playing time

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.

The question-and-answer piece with u015eengün, which was published in Turkish last week, took a deep dive into how the rookie is transitioning to life in the NBA and in America.