The Houston Rockets dropped to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday nigh by the score of 129-113, and after the game, former Rockets player Eric Gordon spoke about Jalen Green and what he needs to do to become a successful player in the league.
“In the past, he's always been that No. 1 option for years early on and I think now he's playing in a role where everybody's trying to get going,” Eric Gordon said, via Danielle Lerner of the Houstno Chronicle. “He's just got to figure out his ways to fit in, but he'll be just fine. He's still a real good talent.”
Of all the young players the Rockets have, Jalen Green stands out as arguably the top talent of the group. Gordon is right that Green is getting used to playing with more talent around him. The Rockets added Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks this offseason, along with some more young players like Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore in the draft.
Regardless, the Rockets have arguably been the most improved team this year, as they are competitive in the Western Conference coming off of a year in which they were not that at all. The coaching change to Ime Udoka seems to have worked wonders.
Green still has a ways to go as a young player in the league, but as Gordon said, there is still a lot to like about him as a talent, and there is time for him to learn how to play with talent around him.
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