Luka Doncic Praises Rockets' Jalen Green

Jalen Green is earning the respect of the league to start the Houston Rockets season.

Jeremy Brener | Nov 1, 2024

Oct 31, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts after scoring in front of Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) during the second half at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

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The Houston Rockets are celebrating after a 108-102 win against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center on Thursday night.

In the victory, Rockets guard Jalen Green continued his hot start, scoring 23 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in the win.

After the game, Mavericks star Luka Doncic had nothing but nice things to say about Green and his performance.

"He's a great player," Doncic said via Mavericks insider Grant Afseth. "He's young, very athletic, he can shoot, he can do a lot of things on the floor. We wanted to double him in the beginning, and then he just played really well."

In the first five games of the season, Green has been on a tear. He has averaged 27.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, posting some of the best numbers in the NBA so far this year.

In his fourth season in the league, Green is beginning to show why he was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, but more importantly, he is contributing towards winning basketball, and that's something that should have the Rockets very hopeful.

Green has exploded in small stretches before, so there is a need to pump the brakes, but now the Rockets know how capable he can be and how dangerous he can become.

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Published Nov 1, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.