Although the Rockets are only 11th in the West this season, they have many surprises. For example, Alperen Shin Jing and Jalen Green, two new stars, have each broken out for half a season, while other young players in the team have also grown steadily.
Now that we're in the offseason, local fans are sharing their thoughts on the forum website. Among them, in the ranking of the most anticipated players in the future of the Rockets, Alperen Shenjing is in the first place without suspense, and Jalen Green is only in third place.
Although Alperen Shinkyung suffered a serious injury in the Rockets' away game against the Kings and was subsequently reimbursed early, Alperen Shin Kyung was the most trusted player on the Rockets' offensive end for most of the season. Although he also has flaws, such as around the All-Star Weekend, Alperen Shinkyung cares too much about personal data, and the perception on the court is a mess, which also affects the whole team. In the half month when Alperen Shenjing was injured, the Rockets ushered in a wave of consecutive wins, but if you think Alperen Shenjing is a side effect, and then the Rockets encountered strong teams losing consecutive games, which was a resounding slap in the face.
Amen Thompson is a close second, which may be a slight surprise, as neither the Rockets nor the fans have seen him as a core at first. But when Alperen Shenjing was reimbursed for injury in the second half of this season and the Rockets were forced to change the lineup, Amen Thompson brought a surprise, he played a series of gorgeous statistics, in addition to the outside projection is still not scored, Amen Thompson is very comprehensive, this kind of high-ball business guard is always easy to be favored by the outside world.
Jalen Green ranked third, although he broke out in the second half of the season, but many fans bluntly said that if Jalen Green competed in the early part of the season, the Rockets would not be so passive, not to mention that Jalen Green fell into a slump in the closing stage, and the Rockets also fell short, and finally failed to catch up with the Warriors, relegated to the 11th position in the West, and failed to make the play-offs. Cam Whitmore and Tari Eason are also on the list, as for Jabari Smith, the name does not appear at all, but is included in the other ranks along with other players, and it seems that everyone is not very optimistic about the Jabari Smith ceiling.