The Houston Rockets know they have a budding star in Alperen Sengun. The numbers show it - last year, Sengun was the second-most double-teamed player in the NBA.
You read right. Unsurprisingly, the most double-teamed player was Sengun's idol. Defenders do whatever they can to mitigate Nikola Jokic's offense. He was double-teamed for 841 touches. Sengun was right after him with 749 touches.
What does it all mean?
Rockets weren't built for Sengun last year
It means Sengun is the second-best player in the league, naturally.
Jokes aside, there's a clear pattern in the numbers.