December 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) addresses the media in a press conference during practice prior to the Emirates NBA Cup semi-finals at T-Mobile Arena.

The Rockets selected Jalen Green with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. He played four seasons with the Rockets before joining the Phoenix Suns as part of a seven-team blockbuster trade.

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The Houston Rockets moved on from young guard Jalen Green to acquire a superstar scorer. However, Green's departure could be for the best; both for him and the Rockets.

Green saw the trade from the Rockets coming, too, as he recently revealed during Summer League. “Yeah, I had a feeling. They’ve been trying to trade me since last year. I’m not tripping.

The NBA's first seven-team trade sent Kevin Durant to the Rockets, while Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks moved to the Suns. The Warriors also acquired Alex Toohey in the massive shake-up.

Jalen Green had spent the first four seasons of his NBA career with the Houston Rockets. That said, the former second-overall pick was officially traded to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.