Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun agree to contract extensions with the Rockets, according to AP source

Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun have both agreed to contract extensions with the Houston Rockets, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday.

Green, the second overall pick in the 2021 draft, agreed to a three-year, $106 million extension. Sengun, who was selected 16th overall in the same draft, agreed to a five-year extension worth $185 million.

The person confirmed the details of the agreements to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deals had not been disclosed. Both deals were first reported by ESPN.

Both players are entering the final season of their rookie contracts. Green's new contract begins next season and includes a third-year player option, giving him the flexibility to opt out of the contract before the 2027-28 season to become a free agent.

Sengun's extension also starts next season and includes a player option for the fifth season in 2029/30.

Green played in all 82 games last season and averaged 19.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists, helping the Rockets to a 19-game improvement over the previous season. He has made 545 3-pointers after making a career-high 201 last season.

Green, 22, was drafted at 19 after spending one season with the G League Ignite.

As a rookie, he averaged 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists. Green averaged a career-best 22.1 points in his second NBA season in 2022-23.

Sengun had a breakout season last season when he averaged 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and five assists – all career highs – in 63 games. He missed the latter part of the season with a severe ankle sprain.

The Turkish center averaged 14.8 points and nine assists in the 2022-23 season after averaging just 9.6 points and 5.5 rebounds as a rookie.

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