I am ready for it, and I am just going to fight,” Rockets center Alperen Sengun says of physical play from opponents like ...

He laughs at the irony of it all. “And now I play every game.” Alperen Sengun unplugged, at @TheAthletic: From a street kid in Turkey to leaving home as a 12yo to NBA prominence, with so many ...

Alperen Sengun on how and why he’s taken an All-Star leap in Houston: “Opportunity, and Ime (Udoka) believing in me. That was ...

Rockets' fourth-year center an icon in his home country, where Turkish fans and politicians support his career.

Alperen Sengun, as he usually does, played a starring role in the Rockets’ win, as he put up 18 points and 11 rebounds and made the two crucial free throws that gave his team a lead that they ...

The Houston Rockets have seen Alperen Sengun go from MVP of the Turkish league to one of the best young players in the NBA. The Rockets were hoping for a draft day steal when they selected the big ...

Sengun registered 23 points (10-19 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-5 FT), 15 rebounds, six assists, one block and two steals across 31 minutes during Saturday's 125-103 win over the Trail Blazers. Although Sengun ...

Sengun is averaging a robust 19.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game, but on just 49% shooting from the floor ...

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is in his fourth season in the league, and he's beginning to establish himself. While many compare him to Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis or Denver ...

Alperen Sengun has been one of Houston's best players this season. So far, the center is averaging 19.4 points, a career-high 10.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists. He also has 26 double-doubles this season.

DENVER — Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 128-108 on Wednesday night.

Trailing by two points with about a minute left to play in Wednesday's game, Alperen Sengun received a pass from Rockets guard Fred VanVleet. Houston's big man then put on a series of low-post ...