Rival NBA execs often project Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green‘s potential peak as similar to those of Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal and Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. Green, Beal and LaVine are talented players who can score the ball with ease.
“Rival executives often project his potential peak as similar to those of Bradley Beal and Zach LaVine, and some statistical models suggest those as decent comparisons,” Lowe wrote about Green. “They are also close to Green’s height (6-foot-4), a tick shorter than the big wing ball-handlers who often rule the league. Beal and LaVine have made five combined All-Star teams, and that number should jump. Beal made one All-NBA team. Those are objectively good outcomes, even for a much-hyped No. 2 pick with Green’s scoring chops.”
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Green averaged 22.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Rockets last season in 76 games. He shot 41.6% from the field, 33.8% from beyond the arc and 78.6% from the free-throw line.
The Rockets drafted Green with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. The 21-year-old has career averages of 19.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 42.0% overall, 34.0% from 3 and 79.0% from the free-throw line.
For the Bulls last season, LaVine averaged 24.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Meanwhile, Beal put up 23.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game for the Washington Wizards. Beal was traded by the Wizards to the Suns this offseason.
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The Rockets’ staff was impressed with Green’s conditioning and fitness level this offseason, according to NBA insider Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Green was a member of the Team USA select team and played well in Las Vegas during Team USA training camp.
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