[2021 NBA Draft; 16th overall] Rockets select Alperen Sengun

Sorry just had to post this again for the last time...for now. Someone has got to make this a gif or something somehow. I saw the "Happy" song by Ferrell remix which was good. This will live on in infamy with Scola's "He look ok" meme which still makes me laugh every time I see it.

 

I really suck with video/sound editing so this is the best i could do, lol

 

this kid is a stud

 

Best first impression tonight. He's a fighter!

 

Love him.

Looks savvy, tough, intangible, durable.

15/15 with 4 blocks on debut. Love Green but this guy was my story of the game. Looking forward to seeing how he’ll fit in once the real stuff starts. For now just ball out son.

 

Love & Basketball

 

Coming back to height, he and Kabengele looked like they were very very close in height

Kabengele was measured at 6’8.75 at the 2019 combine. And for reference, all the bigs of the past had there heights listed with shoes on, Kabengele with shoes was measured at 6’10.

So Sengun is a little bit undersized but not by much. His lack of lift on the other hand, for someone his size looks like it could be problematic on both ends of the court. He isn’t 7ft to make up for it like Marc Gasol

Just turning 19, he has plenty of time to work on his body, he will need that Kevin Love type transformation to be an impact player in today’s league, if he can get his body right, he already has the IQ and skill

 

I thought he was 6'9 but i believe he is a legit 6'10 player. He was standing next to Mobley most of the time and you could see there was a 2 inch differences

 

Heck, having just turned 19, he might grow another inch. Thought it worth pointing out that early on, Sengun had a heck of a fall under the basket. I held my breath for a moment, but the kid shook it off and played hard the rest of the game. I loved what I saw and it's very early days.

 

He strikes again. What a get at 16, unique talent, fun to watch. very few bigs can make that pass/play he did

 

Alperen Sengun reminds me alot of Luis Scola.

So much hustle fight and desire in post moves, spin moves, hustling for rebounds, taking a charge, passing.

 

This kid has all the post moves, and could be the steal of the draft, although Pnr defense might be a liability. It will be interesting to see if he or Mobley have a better career in the league.

 

Impressed with his footwork and his drive to operate inside the paint.

I can't wait to see if Dream will give him lessons and mold that footwork into something more.

https://id-prospects.com/alperen-sengun-scouting-report/
The thing he has been working on most since his youth is post-up game. He tries to get better at post-up games by watching tapes of Tim Duncan and Hakeem Olajuwon.

 

I can tell you now. Alperen.

 

Extremely surprised with Sengun lol. I knew he was gonna be good considering he is an 18 yr MVP but damn he outplayed the top 3 pick.

Great find and I cant wait to see Garuba in action as well. Rox looking like the best young core in the league and they did it in 1 yr lmao.