The 23-24 season belonging to the Houston Rockets has now come to an end, although the Rockets only finished in the 11th place in the West, and once again missed the play-offs, thus entering the lottery area, but this season the Rockets have received many surprises, including the rapid growth of young players.
Now Rockets general Jalen Green has posted a photo of himself and Alperen Shenjing, which can be regarded as breaking the rumors of discord between the Rockets twin stars. In fact, the two players entered the league in the same year, and their personal relationship is very harmonious, and it cannot be said that they did not break out at the same time, that is, there are internal contradictions, and the two sides have opinions about each other.
In the first half of this season, Alperen Shenjing broke out first, and in the first two years of his career under Stephen Silas, Alperen Shenjing was the absolute core, and even the starting center position was gradually established after the beginning of last season. In the first half of this season, Alperen Shenjing was the core of the positional battle, and once had a quasi-All-Star level performance, but unfortunately the Rockets' record was poor, and Alperen Shenjing failed to do so. Even though he was injured in the Rockets' game against the Kings in March, and it was eventually reimbursed early for the season, Alperen Shenjing still averaged 21.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, which is a standout in the Rockets.
After Alperen Shenjing was injured, Jalen Green began to take off, for example, he ushered in his own crazy March journey, Jalen Green broke out in a row, scoring at least 30+ points in 7 games, and the Rockets even blasted a wave of 11 consecutive wins under the leadership of Jalen Green. Unfortunately, Jalen Green didn't keep it up, and the Rockets ultimately fell short of the play-offs, and Jalen Green's performance in the opening stage was even more inconsistent. Of course, he still averaged 19.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 0.8 steals per game this season, so the Rockets management and coaching staff are still patient with Jalen Green and develop him as an outside cornerstone.
It's just that next season, whether it is for Jalen Green or Alperen Shenjing, or even for the entire Rockets, it will be an extremely critical node. Because if the Rockets don't renew their contracts early this summer, they will enter a contract year by next season. Obviously, whether or not to choose to renew the contract, including the specific number of years and price, will greatly affect the future development and fate of the rocket.