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Alperen Sengun has had an up-and-down season for the Houston Rockets, who were able to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday afternoon despite questions running rampant online about the team and their ability to be a real threat in the playoffs. Sengun has also struggled a bit with an ankle injury, which has hindered his physicality. However, against the Thunder, he showed that he’s still a force to be reckoned with. Sengun also reached a cool personal milestone.
— Real App (@realapp) February 7, 2026Alperen Sengun’s health and play will help decide Houston’s fate in 2026
Sengun joined the league through the 2021 draft when he was just 18 years old. Since then, he’s developed from an offensively raw weapon and defensive liability to someone who can take over both sides of the game on any given night. Staying healthy and regaining strength in his ankle will allow him to put up more performances like this one.
With center Steven Adams out for the year and Fred VanVleet unlikely to return either, Sengun and the rest of the squad will have to step up and give Kevin Durant the support he needs if the Rockets want to make a serious playoff run; their recent win against the best team in the NBA is a sign that the team isn’t giving up on this season just yet, even though their front office didn’t make a single move during the trade deadline, with some labeling them as one of the biggest losers of the entire ordeal.
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