Turkey is in the semi-final of 2025 EuroBasket, and it's thanks in large part to how Alperen Sengun looks to be an even better player than he was when he made his first All-Star Game en route to leading the Houston Rockets to a 52-30 record and the two-seed in the Western Conference. The Rockets star is shedding his “Baby Jokic” nickname and has become “Daddy Sengun”, and he continued his international star turn with a 19-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist performance in a 91-77 win over Poland in the quarterfinals of the competition.

However, this side of Sengun is a familiar one; he has stuffed plenty of stat sheets in the past, especially last season when he put up 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game for the Rockets. It's in the defensive side of the ball where Rockets

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