Rockets' fourth-year center an icon in his home country, where Turkish fans and politicians support his career.

We're not quite in barrel-scrapping territory in the East ... but it's pretty close. Out West, things are more competitive.

Alperen Şengün is a Turkish professional basketball player born on July 25, 2002, in Giresun, Turkey. He plays as a center ...

Two of the NBA’s most improved teams collide today ... He is a leading contender for the Most Improved Player award, and his career-high 9.4 apg is a big reason for that. Surrounded by veteran ...

Thompson has made a good case to win the Most Improved Player Award, averaging 13 points and ... Although their offense is not perfect, the guard and Alperen Sengun have been great players to ...

Giannis scored at will offensively, finishing with power at the rim, displaying his improved ... NBA honors. So let’s take a look at my All-NBA teams through this point of the season, followed by some ...

We’re nearly at the midway point of the NBA season, and a lot has changed since ... so he’ll be way out of the running for his first MVP award and thus isn’t included in today’s exercise.

Esfandiar Baraheni is an NBA ... For most teams, that’s their rim-protecting big man. And it’s no different with the Rockets. Running parallel — and perhaps, in tandem — with Houston improving its ...