Rockets confident in Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun fitting together

With some exceptions, the peaks of third-year center Alperen Sengun and guard Jalen Green — both drafted in the NBA's 2021 first round — generally came at different times for the Houston Rockets. Sengun flourished over the first few months of the 2023-24 season, even making an All-Star push at midseason. Then, with Sengun sidelined by an ankle injury for the final month-plus of the season, Green nearly earned March Player of the Month honors. There were occasional games of overlap where both were in peak form at the same time, and it's worth noting that Green had already shown several games of improved play prior to Sengun's March 10 injury.