Here's what Jalen Green brings to the Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th overall pick in the upcoming June 25-26 NBA Draft and five second-round picks, the Arizona Republic confirmed Sunday, June 22, through league sources.
Here'a a closer look at Green and what he brings to the Phoenix Suns:
Age: 23
Dimensions: 6-4, 186 pounds.
Seasons: Four (Second overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of G League Ignite).
2024-25 stats (82 games, 82 starts): 21.0 points a game, 42.3% FG, 35.4% 3PT, 81.3% FT, 4.6 rebounds per game, 3.4 assists per game, 2.5 turnovers per game, 0.9 steals a game and 0.3 blocks per game.
Contract: Three years, $105.3 million (beginning in 2025-26). Player option third year. Unrestricted free agent after third year.
What Green brings to Phoenix: Explosive athlete who can put up numbers, but he’ll follow that with down scoring efforts. Case in point: Green had a five-game stretch in March where he averaged 27.2 points. He followed that with a six-point effort in a win over Miami.
Green then averaged 29 points in his next four games only to close the month with a nine-point effort in an March 31 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
In the playoffs, Green scored 38 points in Game 2 of the first round against the Golden State Warriors. The next five games of the series, Green scored a total of 48 points as Houston was eliminated.
Rockets coach Ime Udoka called upon Green to impact the game beyond just scoring and sat him in the playoffs. His shot selection can always improve and he could use some strength and muscle, but Green has played all 82 games in each of his last two seasons.
Overall, Green is a talented player with upside, who, paired with Devin Booker, gives the Suns a dynamic scoring backcourt.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Here's what Jalen Green brings to the Phoenix Suns
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