As the NBA nears the halfway point of the season, Rockets fans are intrigued by the progress of rookies Jalen Green and Alperen u015eengün, but a section of the fan base has been irate by the lack of playing time given to u015eengün.
As it turns out, the 19-year-old, who was picked 16th overall in last year's draft, gave a perfectly reasonable explanation for playing 18.4 minutes per game - which ranks 15th among all rookies - in an interview he did with Turkish magazine Socrates.
The question-and-answer piece with u015eengün, which was published in Turkish last week, took a deep dive into how the rookie is transitioning to life in the NBA and in America.