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Houston Rockets of the NBA exercised fourth-year options for Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green and third-year options for Jabari Smith and Tari Eason.

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Houston Rockets, which finished the NBA last in the standings the previous year, has been on the path of rebuilding for the last few years.

Alperen Sengun

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Two of the cornerstones of this rocky road, Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green, will continue to be part of the squad in the 2024-25 season as the team exercised fourth-year options for both players.

Sengun and Green were respectively drafted as the 16th and 2nd overall picks in the NBA Draft of 2021 by the Houston Rockets and have stayed on the team since then.

In addition, the Rockets exercised third-year options for Jabari Smith and Tari Eason, who were drafted last year.

This NBA season, Alperen Sengun has been averaging 19.3 points, 9 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game, whereas Jalen Green has been averaging 17.7 points and 5 rebounds per game.

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