Jalen Green’s Ranking Among Scoring Guards Reflects True Potential

It is well known that Jalen Green has talent.

The Houston Rockets guard has had stretches where he’s simply been unstoppable. We’ve seen opposing defenses focus on him in the final moments of games, so much so that they’ve
Made him triple team.

However, we have also seen him play well below his talent level, in spurts.

Either way, it’s clear what he can do when focused and HoopsHype’s latest position rankings reflect that, as Green landed 12th among shooting guards, putting him ahead of Bradley Beal, Tyler Herro , Collin Sexton, Malik Monk and Anfernee Simons, to name a few.

Writer Frank Urbina of HoopsHype laid out his case for the ranking.

“A torrid stretch of play from late February to early April helped former No. 2 overall pick Jalen Green climb this ranking from his place in the preseason total and even nearly allowed the Rockets to enter the play-in tournament after a somewhat slow start to the season.

Over those 17 games, Green averaged 28.0 points on 47.9 percent shooting, 39.4 percent from three-point range (most of which was the tough variety), along with 6.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Houston went 13-4 during that span, including 11 straight wins, showing that Green’s records were far from empty.

If Green is able to carry this 17-game form into next season, he will undoubtedly see another bump in his league-wide ranking, as the explosive and tough 2-guard has a very high ceiling with All-Star-level potential, if not more.

Green (and teammate Alperen Sengun) becomes eligible for a rookie-level extension this offseason, but the latest buzz has the Rockets not offering him a new contract and allowing him to enter restricted free agency next offseason.

The 22-year-old guard averaged 19.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 42.3 percent from the field, 33.8 percent from deep and 80.1 percent from the line fouls during his third season.

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