Alperen Sengun receives praise from Dirk Nowitzki / News - Basketnews.com

Dirk Nowitzki praised Alperen Sengun, saying the Houston Rockets youngster impressed him with his versatility, passing, and scoring, among other things.

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Houston Rockets forward Alperen Sengun continues to get recognition from the best basketball players.

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This time, the Dallas Mavericks and NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki shared his excitement of watching Sengun play.

"It looks pretty good [the one-legged fadeaway shot]. Obviously, it's a work in progress. But I'm really impressed by his game, honestly," Dirk told Vanessa Richardson from Houston's Space City Home Network.

"The versatility, the passing, the scoring… he's having an incredible season. I'm happy for him," Nowitzki continued. "I've never really met him, but he seems like a good dude every time I hear something from him. So, I'm really happy for him, and hopefully, he can keep it up."

Despite the praise, Nowitzki also emphasized how important it will be for Sengun to continue working on his game.

"You want to get better from year to year. You want to go home in the offseason, work hard, add some stuff to your game… especially when you're young, and come back a more complete player. That's what he's been doing with the year-to-year improvement, so I'm looking forward to him having an impact season," Nowitzki said about Sengun.

So far, Sengun has averaged 21.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game in 16 appearances for the Rockets this season.

With Sengun as the main guy, the Rockets have an 8-8 record so far, which is good enough for 9th in the Western Conference.

The Rockets results also impressed Nowitzki.

"They made some key improvement with veteran players," Nowitzki said about the Rockets. "That always helps. Of course, they need to improve on the road [0-7 record] a little bit, but they're super tough at home [8-1]. So, after a couple of disappointing years, they're having a great season. Hopefully, they can keep it up."

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