Alperen Sengun also becomes the Rockets youngest ever player to record a triple-double.
Alperen Sengun is the first Rockets Center since Hakeem Olajuwon (1997) to record a triple-double in game
Sengun is also the YOUNGEST center in NBA history (20 years, 171 days old) to record a triple-double, per @Stathead #Rockets https://t.co/RWqnD51537 pic.twitter.com/uMbHvbRgpq
— 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐍𝐁𝐀 (@_Talkin_NBA) January 12, 2023
First career triple-double for @alperennsengun‼️
He's the youngest #Rockets player ever to do so. pic.twitter.com/ZJDKx1nU3D
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) January 12, 2023
Alperen Sengun is the first Rockets Center since Hakeem Olajuwon (1997) to record a triple-double in game 🚀 #Rockets pic.twitter.com/OXTUp7rbHZ
— 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐍𝐁𝐀 (@_Talkin_NBA) January 12, 2023
by Aslan27
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Dude is going to be elite. Write it down.
He’s going to be the next Sabonis
Trade Jalen and KPJ while they still have value and build around Sengun atp
Rockets should run the offense through him more.
Hakeem doesn’t just work out with anybody
He clearly sees potentially in this guy
He is in the Jokic line of centers.
You have Jokic, then Jokic-Lite (Sabonis), Alpie is Jokic the 3rd.
League is in good hands, playmaking centers are the future!
Sengun did this at 20 years, 120 days old.
Previous youngest triple double for a center was KAT at 21 years, 43 days old.
Watch Silas play him 16 minutes next game
He reminded me a lot of a young Jokic. Jokic even said they should run the offense through him more.
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Sengun > Sabonis > Jokic is a true NBA Pokemon evolution chain
Finally got one after closely missing out a couple of times. Imagine if they run their offense through him, might not be the highest ceiling scheme but definitely a viable option for rockets’ future if their top picks don’t pan out
101010 binary code gives you *. He is going to be a star.
Surprised that Yao never got a triple double apparently.
How Houston is not making him the centerpiece of their team is puzzling to me. The way they play is going on my nerves, guards are dumb and dumber with Jalen being the worse one.
Sengun may not be as great as Joker(i mean it’s hardly an issue) but no way he doesn’t become atleast as good as Sabonis.
This guy was always on triple double watch glad it finally happened
But he’s not a cornerstone.