Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün named an NBA All-Star for first time
It is the first All-Star selection for Şengün, the 22-year-old center who over the last four seasons has helped to rebuild the Rockets into a playoff contender.
Rockets star Alperen Sengun becomes second Turkish player ever to receive NBA All-Star honors
Houston Rockets' center Alperen Sengun has been named to the NBA All-Star squad for 2025, making him the second Turkish player to receive this honor. The NBA All-Star Game will feature a new format, including a four-team mini-tournament with significant financial rewards for participating players.
Alperen Sengun makes history as 2nd Turkish player to become an NBA All-Star
The Rockets currently hold second place in the Western Conference with a record of 32 wins and 14 losses, thanks in large part to Sengun’s contributions. His selection marks a historic milestone as he becomes only the second Turkish player in NBA history to earn an All-Star spot, following Mehmet Okur in 2007.
How Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün is becoming the Michael Jordan of Turkey
Rockets' fourth-year center an icon in his home country, where Turkish fans and politicians support his career.
Rockets center Alperen Sengun named NBA All-Star for first time
For the first time since the 2019-20 season (James Harden, Russell Westbrook), the Houston Rockets will be represented at this year’s All-Star Game.
Alperen Sengun All-Star nod biggest accomplishment of Rockets' new era
Alperen Şengün joined the Houston Rockets at the depths of their post-Harden rebuild in the 2021 NBA draft. The 22-year-old center is now an All-Star as Houston rises up the NBA hierarchy. Şengün was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference on Thursday night,
Alperen Sengun Makes First NBA All-Star Game
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun was selected as an All-Star reserve tonight on the NBA on TNT pregame show. Sengun, at 21 years old, joins seven other players on the Western Conference All-Star bench,
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