Alperen SengunHouston Rockets · #28
Alperen Şengün is a playmaking hub center for the Houston Rockets and a two-time NBA All-Star — the first Turkish player to make multiple All-Star teams. A Turkish Super League MVP at 18, he was drafted 16th in 2021 and became one of the league's best passing bigs, often compared to Nikola Jokić. He averaged a near triple-double-caliber 20/9/6 in 2025-26 and led Turkey to the EuroBasket final.
Alperen Sengun — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Alperen Sengun stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Alperen Sengun — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Alperen Sengun
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Alperen Sengun career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 72 | 20.7 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 2.6 | .474 | .248 |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 28.9 | 14.8 | 9.0 | 3.9 | .553 | .333 |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 32.5 | 21.1 | 9.3 | 5.0 | .537 | .297 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 31.5 | 19.1 | 10.3 | 4.9 | .496 | .233 |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 33.3 | 20.4 | 8.9 | 6.2 | .519 | .305 |
| Career | 358 | 29.3 | 16.9 | 8.6 | 4.5 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Houston Rockets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Alperen Sengun
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A brilliant passing hub center and Jokić-style playmaker — the skilled heartbeat of the Rockets' offense.
Turning pro
Drafted 16th overall, 2021 as a Center.
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A fisherman's son who was a pro MVP at 18 — and became the Jokić-style hub of the Rockets' offense.
Chapter
Born in Giresun, Şengün won the Turkish Super League MVP at 18 — the youngest ever — before Houston acquired his draft rights in 2021.
Chapter
He blossomed into one of the NBA's best passing bigs and a two-time All-Star — the first Turk to make it twice.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Weight
- 243 lbs
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Draft
- 16th overall, 2021
- Born
- Giresun, Turkey
- Age
- 24
- Jersey
- #28
Şengün's basketball roots are humble and family-deep: his father Kemal was a first-division point guard in Turkey in the late 1980s and worked as a fisherman, and Alperen took up the game watching his older brother. His late-game free-throw routine — quietly talking to the ball — has become an endearing signature. He cites Nikola Jokić as his inspiration, and the 'Baby Jokić' comparison follows him for good reason.
His identity is skill and feel: a highly efficient low-post scorer with drop steps, spins, and fadeaways, and a passing IQ that makes him the hub of everything Houston runs. His defense draws criticism, but his offensive orchestration — and his leadership of the Turkish national team to a EuroBasket final — make him one of the most complete young bigs in the world.
A skilled, high-IQ passing hub center — elite post scoring and Jokić-style vision.
Alperen Sengun — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Alperen Sengun, answered.
