I didn’t like how we played the first game, (but) we for sure grew up a lot, i think today showed that we grew and started playing as a team and trusting each other.

Jalen Green

Jalen Romande Green (born February 9, 2002) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 186 pounds (84 kg), he plays the shooting guard position. He was a consensus five-star recruit and the best shooting guard in the 2020 class, with ESPN ranking him number one overall. He finished his high school career at Prolific Prep in Napa, California, and he chose to forgo college basketball to join the G League Ignite team in its inaugural season. Green has won three gold medals with the United States at the junior level and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup. Green was selected by the Houston Rockets with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.

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