The 23-year-old athlete, who played an important role in the National Basketball Team winning the silver medal at the FIBA 2025 European Championship last summer, made a great start to the season with his team, the Rockets, by carrying his “versatile game” to the NBA.
Alperen Şengün, who is one of the most important trump cards in the championship target of the Rockets, who placed second in the Western Conference last season and played in the play-offs, responds to this expectation with his form graph that increases with each passing year.
DOUBLED THE STATISTICS
23-year-old Alperen, who spent his rookie season in the NBA (2021-22) with averages of 9.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists, made a big leap forward by reaching averages of 23.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists in the remaining 13 games this season.
Alperen averaged 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists last season, when he was selected as an all-star.
While his assist average of 7.4 made Alperen one of the best playmaking big men in the league, the national player’s rebound performance, which remained above 10 in the last two years, accelerated the Rockets’ attacks.
Alperen, who constantly increased his consistency in shooting under the basket and mid-range shots, became one of the players who contributed the most to his team’s scoring load.
The averages of the national athlete in 5 seasons are as follows:
| Number | rebound | Assist | |
| 2021-22 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
| 2022-23 | 14.8 | 9 | 3.9 |
| 2023-24 | 21.1 | 9.3 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 19.1 | 10.3 | 4.9 |
| 2025-26 | 23.4 | 10.4 | 7.4 |
KEVIN DURANT EFFECT ON ASSISTS
The national athlete, who “established very good chemistry” with 37-year-old Kevin Durant, who was selected as an All-Star 15 times in his career and signed a 2-year contract with the Rockets for 90 million dollars this summer, further increased his contribution to the team by increasing his assist average from 2.6 to 7.4.
While Alperen Şengün stands out as the player with the highest rebound and assist average of his team, he follows Kevin Durant (25.5) in terms of points average.
8TH PLAYER WITH THE MOST REBOURNS
Alperen Şengün, who averaged 10.4 rebounds in the matches played this season in the NBA, is among the top 10 players.
In the rankings where Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is at the top with an average of 13.2, the national player is ahead of Victor Wembanyama (12.9), Karl-Anthony Towns (12.8), Jalen Duren (11.9), Ivica Zubac (11.3), Isaiah Hartenstein (11), Giannis Antetokounmpo (10.8).
Alperen ranks 23rd among all players in the NBA in terms of scoring average and 11th in assist average.
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is at the top in terms of points average with 34.6, and Nikola Jokic is at the top in assists average with 11.1.
THE SECOND TURKISH PLAYER WITH ALL-STAR EXCITEMENT
Alperen, who managed to become the first Turkish player to play in the All-Star game in NBA history after 18 years after Mehmet Okur, winks to the All-Star this year with his performance.
The national basketball player played 4 minutes in the All-Star game hosted by the Chase Center in San Francisco, USA, and produced 4 points and 1 rebound.
Alperen is in the top 10 in the most valuable player (MVP) ranking predictions for the 2025-26 season.