Jalen Green, meanwhile, is stepping into his first real taste of postseason fire. After a breakout Game 2 performance where he exploded for 38 points, Jalen struggled in Game 3, finishing with ...

Jalen Green #4 of the Houston Rockets dribbles the ball during the game against the Denver Nuggets on April 13, 2025 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NBAE via Getty Images.

Green finished this past season with averages of 21.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest while shooting 42.3% from the field and 35.4% from the three-point range in 82 games.

Kelly Iko: Jalen Green on his playoffs — “I don’t think I’ve played good at all, for real. I had one game at the crib which was pretty good, but overall, I haven’t really been myself.

Green, the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NBA draft, spent his first two seasons as an untamed guard on a struggling Rockets squad. He was tabbed to spend a week in July 2023 in Las Vegas as a member of ...