Rockets pick up options on Alperen Sengun and Usman Garuba / News - Basketnews.com

Rockets exercise third-year options for four players from the 2021 Draft Class: Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, Usman Garuba, and Josh Christopher.

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The Houston Rockets officially announced they have exercised the third-year options for Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, Usman Garuba, and Josh Christopher. All four players are 20 years old.

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Sengun was originally the 16th overall pick by Oklahoma City in the 2021 NBA Draft before his rights were acquired by the Rockets. He is averaging 15.4 points and 10.0 rebounds in five games played this season, up from 9.5 PTS and 5.4 REB as a rookie in 2021-22.

Garuba was the 23rd overall pick by the Rockets in last year's NBA Draft. In 29 career games, he is averaging 2.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per 10.4 minutes played. This past summer, Garuba helped Spain win the FIBA EuroBasket 2022.

Green was the second overall pick by Houston in the 2021 NBA Draft. He is averaging 19.9 points this season after scoring 20-plus points in 17 of the final 25 games in 2021-22 while earning All-Rookie First-Team honors.

Christopher was the 24th overall pick by Houston last year. Over the final 18 games of 2021-22, he averaged 11.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.1 steals in 22.6 minutes while shooting 47.8% from the floor.

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