4 Questions the Rockets need to answer before the trade deadline

2. Can Green and Alperen Sengun co-exist?

You know how this goes, too.

We've revisited March so many times that we can't remember what month it is currently. Green's explosion came largely in the absence of Sengun.

There's a correlation there - is there a causal link? There are basketball reasons to question the fit between this duo. Green is a downhill guard who wants to get to the rim. Sengun draws his primary defender - typically a rim protector - to the same place that Green wants to score.

We're hoping to see the Rockets stagger this duo throughout 2024-25. In theory, Green should be able to replicate his March success with either Steven Adams creating space with his screens or Jabari Smith Jr. spacing the floor at the 5.

Speaking of Smith Jr...