Praise for Alperen Şengün from NBA legend: A complete player

Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon made statements to the US press regarding Alperen Şengün.

Speaking highly of the national basketball player, Olajuwon said of Alperen Şengün, "He moves. He plays between power forward and center. He shoots threes. That's how he adapted. He adjusted his game to fit any style. If he has a post-up opportunity, he finishes from both sides. He plays a complete game that fits any style. He plays a complete game. He fits our era or this era. I can say he has found a perfect balance between the old and new styles of play."

APPROACHING DOUBLE-DOUBLE AVERAGE

Spending his second year with the NBA's Houston Rockets, Alperen Şengün has approached a double-double average in the season so far.

Playing in 46 games for the Rockets, the national basketball player has averaged 21.7 points and 9.2 rebounds.

The 22-year-old player has averaged 5.1 assists in these games.

FINISHED 5TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR VOTING

Alperen Şengün did not make the starting five in the All-Star voting.

Finishing 5th in the fan voting among Western Conference frontcourt players with 1 million 821 thousand 202 votes, Alperen still has a chance to be selected for the All-Star game as a reserve.

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