Only six players have played in 82 games this season, namely Holmgren, Jalen Green, Ohashi, Sabonis Jr., Wallan, Harrison Barnes. Since the 2019-2020 season, the average number of people who have played 82 games in a single season is only 7, and the total number of people in 12-19 years has only 24 people who have played 82 games, and most of them have load management.
Jalen Green was also the first Rockets guard to play a full 82-game game since Harden in the 15-16 season, and he is also the second-youngest player in franchise history to play a full 82-game game, the youngest being Eason last season.
Green played three seasons with the Rockets, scoring a total of 4,443 points, ranking fourth in franchise history, ahead of Francis.
This season, Green is averaging 19.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from three-point range.
Houston media RedNinetyFour wrote a lengthy article analyzing Jalen Green's prospects with the Rockets, and he wrote a few key points:
1. Jalen Green's defense has improved significantly, and he is still working on improving his passing skills;
2. The Rockets can not renew him early in the offseason, but do not trade him, and can continue to observe for a season;
3. Looking forward to Green becoming mature and seeing him and Shen Jing's blocking and dismantling cooperation, the Rockets still have to focus on Shen Jing;
4. Green struggled a little in the starting lineup and could start off the bench in the future.
Green and Shin Kyung are both eligible for an early contract extension with the Rockets this summer, but Jalen Green's performance makes it difficult for him to get a five-year salary cap offer of 250 million, and the Rockets are likely not to renew his contract early.
From 2023 to 2024, Green's three-point shooting percentages are 25%, 37.5%, 32.1%, 30%, 26.3%, 40.8% and 29.0% month-by-month, and in the eight games that ended in April, he averaged only 17.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, shooting just 38.4% from the field and 29% from three-point range.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream