Not sure where this measurement comes from but: https://www.nbadraft.net/players/jalen-green/ But he doesn't look 6'3"to me
Green hype levels seem off the charts right now. I may have to lean him over Mobley at this point. Either way...we're set with a stud pick.
Talking about him being skinny and I do think he will be 6'4 and Beal is the the exception and he was much bigger. I think Allen was taller, will be interesting to find out what his actual size is.
What scares me about Mobley is his size (7 feet, 215 lbs.), he is the same size as N.Claxton who wasn't a factor in the playoffs. 90% of the centers in the NBA are heavier than Mobley, just look at B.Lopez 7 feet and 282 lbs. And look at Capela 7 feet and 240 lbs. Lopez owned Capela in Game 6. If Mobley has passing abilities, it would be a great prospect, but he is a catch and shoot type center where you can find in free-agency. KPJ and J.Green just makes the Rockets more exciting. I rather risk J.Green than risking on Mobley, who has more obstacles to be successful.
So he thinks he works harder than anybody else and has created pro habits but he is not impressed with himself? I have no problem with him believing in himself but he definitely is impressed with himself.
I’ve switched back to green after watching a bunch of ignite and watching some interviews. I think the kid has a great head on his shoulders.
Ray Allen was 6’5, and so is Green until evidence comes out in the future stating otherwise…u said it yourself that getting stronger and putting on weight is a natural process of maturation when discussing Mobley…Green will fill out and get stronger Ray Allen and Green are pretty much built the same aside from Allen having monster calves and that’s Ray Allen at age 21 compared to 19 y/o Green
Wow. I didn’t know you could enter the draft at that age, but this means he could grow to be 9 feet tall.
Brad Roznovsky received the news any high school coach would welcome but also know to consider with skepticism. In the spring of 2016, he was told that Jalen Green would be stopping by Fresno’s San Joaquin Memorial High, where Roznovsky coached the boys basketball team. Roznovsky had heard stories about the middle schooler purported to possess rare talent, but those sorts of tales tend to get exaggerated. He was not about to celebrate a visit from an eighth grader, at least not until he saw for himself. “I was told, ‘Hey, there’s a Jalen Green coming on campus tomorrow to visit the school,’” Roznovsky said. “I’m like, ‘Jalen Green. I’ve heard that name around here.’ I went to YouTube and started watching some AAU videos. I thought, ‘I’m going to be on campus and make sure that kid stays here.’” It might say something about the culture of youth basketball that Roznovsky could even then get lost in a YouTube rabbit hole demonstrating the exploits of a player still in middle school. But Green was even then the sort of rare prodigy with talent that is different and undeniable. “Right then, and then seeing him that summer going into his freshman year, we started playing, and I said, “This guy’s going to the league,’” Roznovsky said. “Everyone was telling me. I was like, “Ahhhh, I have to see it on my own.’ I saw him and knew this kid was going to be special.” Green, a 6-5 guard who is among the four prospects expected to be at the top of the 2021 NBA draft July 29, has long been ahead of schedule, long recognized his gifts with a drive and ambition to star at the next level, regardless of what was the next level at the time. He played for three seasons at Memorial before moving to Napa to play his senior season at Prolific Prep, a basketball academy where he would play a national schedule against top teams around the country. After one season there, he opted not to play college basketball, (most likely at Memphis or Auburn after also considering Fresno State, Oregon and USC,) but as the headliner in the first season of the NBA’s new transition program with the G League’s Ignite. He has worked out with Stephen Curry. LeBron James attended one of his AAU games. Dwyane Wade added a comment to a video of Green in action, “League him.” Yet with Green weeks away from reaching the NBA, with the Rockets holding the second pick of the draft, there is a sense that he has been a sensation and a celebrity for so long that none of it feels new. It is just the next step long expected. “He doesn’t really feel the pressure, like he’s kind of used to it at this point, even under the big lights, the cameras around him,” said Kyle Micheli, a friend and former teammate at Memorial. “He’s comfortable. He’s confident in his game. He can do anything. “We were going into big games in high school, playing in front of crowds we’ve never played in front of before, in front of college coaches. Watching him stay under control, stay comfortable, made us more confident. We were in this tournament in Texas (the Thanksgiving Hoopfest in Duncanville.) Lots of college coaches were there. It was a sold-out crowd, a big bowl high school stadium, all these cameras on us. He was like, ‘Just do you, guys, just do you. Remain comfortable. Remain confident.’” Ten seconds into the game, Green was above the rim, throwing down an alley-oop slam, “He has a mindset he doesn’t back down from anything,” Micheli said. “Off the court, he is just a normal guy. He walks around, hangs out with us like anyone else would. Off the basketball court, he is like any other person, super laid-back.” Green’s ambitions, the demands he places on himself along with the elite basketball company he has kept, prevent him from becoming too impressed with himself or the acclaim. It is difficult to think of yourself as too special when having a shooting competition with Luka Doncic. (Green won.) At 19, he has felt stardom for years, since he was barely old enough to be called a teen. He has 1.2 million Instagram followers. He is recognized far from the court, in malls and movie theaters. But the novelty of those moments has long since passed. More than that, they were never the point, never the goal. “During the course of our 40-game high school season we were traveling from state to state,” Prolific Prep coach Joey Fuca said. “He had people, fans, little kids, people who were trying to get into our shootarounds. It was almost like he was a pro before he was a pro. He always took the time to sign autographs, take pictures, whatever. He never let that get above him. As a 17-year-old kid, that stuff can get to you. But he did it the right way.” Some of that seems to come from a confidence that does not seem to bring arrogance. The company he keeps, or aspires to keep, makes Green sure of himself, but less impressed by his talents, knowing it will bring him opportunities to be among players as gifted. Though Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham is widely predicted to be the first pick of the draft, and a majority of mock drafts have USC’s Evan Mobley the most likely selection of the Rockets with the second pick, Green believes his should be the first name called. But even then, his confidence comes off as more matter of fact than arrogant. “I learned a lot (in the G League,)” Green told Bleacher Report. “I learned how to be a pro early. I was put in a pro setting. Improved my pro habits on and off the court. I just felt like I should be No. 1 because I work harder than a lot of the dudes in my class. That’s the only reason.” This is not a new conclusion. Green and Cunningham were the top-rated prospects in the high school class. Even before Green’s play in the G League bubble, where he averaged 17.9 points on 46.1 percent shooting, Green expected to be the first pick of a draft a year later. “He’ll tell you he would not be happy if he’s not the No. 1 pick,” Fuca said. “Not that he would not like to be the two, the three or the four. But he truly believes he’s the best guy in the draft. That’s the goal he’s had for two or three years. If he doesn’t get the one, watch out. He’s going to want to prove somebody wrong.” Green’s mother, Bree Purganan, said she does not know where her son got the ability to have confidence without conceit. His coaches said that comes from her. Purganan played junior college basketball, but quickly adds she was not a star. Green’s explosive athleticism was evident early. She taught him to respect it. “He’s always been really, really good at keeping that balance,” Purganan said. “He just stays real humble throughout this process. He knows he’s thankful and blessed with the opportunity to do this, to play. And he knows how quickly it can be taken away, that there’s always somebody out there working just as hard. “He just works on himself to be the best himself he can be. He always had that mindset, which makes it really easy as a parent. I always tried to instill in him you have to be humble, be thankful for what you’ve got, where you’re at. He never veered from that.” Still, his expectations exceeded hers. He was a basketball celebrity soon after he was invited to a USA Basketball junior national camp at 14. But there was not talk of the NBA draft then. “We thought he was going to be good,” Purganan said. “We told him, ‘a scholarship, a scholarship, just get a scholarship.’ “The more time he spent in the gym, the more time he wanted to be trained, the more time he wanted to go to practices, I realized he was serious. He never complained. We never pushed him. Did I think he would go this far? No. “I’m sure a lot of parents who don’t have family members in the league or in sports feel this way. It’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe it.’” Others expected it. Fuca and Roznovsky said Green wanted to be pushed, as if he knew there were other levels within his reach. The highlights fill videos but Fuca said it is Green’s style, from his insistence on shorter shorts to his easy confidence that explain “the following that he has. “Obviously when you watch him, he has a bunch of star-studded highlights,” Fuca said. “What you don’t see is the player off the court. He’s an unbelievable young man that is a leader, very vibrant personality. Just a very positive and uplifting type of player you kind of dream about coaching. Jalen is a once in a lifetime player to coach, especially on the high school level. He exemplifies what it takes to get to the next level.”
