I would be careful about writing him off yet. Nobody has had to adjust more to their new role in the offense than Jalen Green. He’s already much better on defense than last year, and his playmaking has taken a good leap. There’s reason to believe in him.

Now, he unquestionably has to be better at some things right now. Turnovers, missed layups, and missed free throws are killing us. He can fix those things immediately, and he’ll be much better. That’s on nobody but him.

You also have to remember how young he is and who he played with before this year. “But wait, u/gregyo,” you might be thinking, “Sengun is the same age and was in the same situation!” Yes, that’s true, however, I think that speaks to how special Sengun is. Sengun is one of the highest IQ players in the league. That’s not a reflection on Jalen.

He might not take that all star leap this year, but I’d be hesitant to write him off so soon into this year.

  • Kevita24BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is my unbiased opinion from an outside perspective, I’m an NBA fan living in Canada who pays attention to the Rockets and was extremely high on Green coming out of the draft

    I don’t think that he’s ever going to be a “Super Star” or a true #1 option…I mean he’s still very young and hypothetically anything could happen but I think most people have tempered their expectations for him

    I think what you hope he can develop into now is more of a Zach LaVine type of player, a prolific scorer who’s never going to carry a team but can be a 2nd or 3rd option on a championship team which is still a VERY good player and very valuable! not everyone can be a top 10 player

    Zach Lavine is the trajectory that I think you look for in Jalen Green…he needs to be a bucket getter, he’s never going to be a high level defender, he might never be an elite playmaker, but if he can become an efficient/elite scorer, that will be his calling card…but he has to become more efficient