1. Jalen Romande Green was born on February 9,2002 and is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.
40 Facts About Jalen Green
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Jalen Green was a consensus five-star recruit and the best shooting guard in the 2020 class, with ESPN ranking him number one overall.
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Jalen Green finished his high school career at Prolific Prep in Napa, California, and he chose to forgo college basketball to join the NBA G League Ignite team in its inaugural season.
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Jalen Green was selected by the Houston Rockets with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.
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Jalen Green is the third player in the NBA of Filipino descent, following Raymond Townsend and Jordan Clarkson.
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Jalen Green lived in Livingston, California before moving in third grade to Fresno, California.
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Jalen Green led his team to a CIF Central Section Division II runner-up finish and the CIF Division II quarterfinals.
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Jalen Green earned MaxPreps Freshman All-American second team and CIF Central Section rookie of the year honors.
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Jalen Green was named MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year and made the USA Today All-USA California second team.
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Jalen Green won his second consecutive Central Division II championship.
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Jalen Green helped his team reach the CIF Northern California Division I quarterfinals.
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Jalen Green was named USA Today All-USA California player of the year and appeared on the All-USA second team and MaxPreps All-American second team.
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Jalen Green helped his team win the Grind Session World championship.
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Jalen Green was named Sports Illustrated All-American player of the year and to the MaxPreps All-American first team.
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Jalen Green was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game, the Jordan Brand Classic, and the Nike Hoop Summit, but all three games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jalen Green was a consensus five-star recruit and the number one shooting guard in the 2020 recruiting class, according to major recruiting services 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals.
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Jalen Green was ranked as the top recruit in his class by ESPN.
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Jalen Green received offers from many NCAA Division I basketball programs, including Arizona, Florida State, and USC before turning 15 years old.
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Jalen Green chose the G League over offers from Auburn, Oregon, and Memphis.
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Jalen Green became the first player to join the team.
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Jalen Green averaged 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.
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On July 29,2021, Jalen Green was selected by the Houston Rockets second overall in the 2021 NBA draft, making him the first ever player being drafted out from the G-League, followed by former Ignite teammates Jonathan Kuminga and Isaiah Todd.
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Jalen Green made the All-Summer League Second Team after missing the last three of five games due to soreness on his right hamstring.
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Unfortunately for Jalen Green, he started out his rookie season suffering with a hamstring injury on his lower left leg after a home game win against the Chicago Bulls and been sidelined out of the rotation for a while.
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On February 19,2022, Jalen Green participated in the Slam Dunk Contest, finishing in third place.
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Jalen Green joined with Allen Iverson as the only NBA rookie to score a 30-plus point in five straight games in a row since 1997.
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Jalen Green was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team with averages of 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists.
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Jalen Green was unable to wear number 4 during his rookie season since Danuel House, who was still a teammate with Jalen Green, refused to exchange number jerseys with him since the number was of significance to him before being waived by the Rockets on December 17,2021.
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Jalen Green became the only sixth player at 20 or younger to have recorded at least three 40-point games.
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Jalen Green achieved this a day before his 21st birthday.
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Jalen Green was nearly traded to the Brooklyn Nets for Mikal Bridges.
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Jalen Green represents the United States internationally but has shown interest in playing for the Philippines in the future due to his partial Filipino background.
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Jalen Green made his national team debut for the United States at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Formosa, Argentina.
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Jalen Green was named MVP of the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina after averaging a team-high 15.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game and winning the gold medal.
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Jalen Green won another gold medal with the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece.
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Jalen Green is known for his elite athleticism, handling skills, and versatile scoring abilities that makes him an on-and off-the-ball threat in a half-court setting and in transition.
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Jalen Green has drawn comparisons to Zach LaVine, Ray Allen, Kelly Oubre Jr.
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Jalen Green utilizes an "explosive" first step that allows him to attack the rim and speed past on-ball defenders.
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Jalen Green's step-father, Marcus Green, was a basketball teammate of NBA player DeShawn Stevenson at Washington Union High School in Fresno.
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Jalen Green is currently dating actress and fashion designer Draya Michele.