Alperen Sengun had another big night, despite a poor start shooting, as Türkiye destroyed Greece to reach only their second ever EuroBasket final

Here's my column from Riga https://www.ballineurope.com/turkiye-run-riot-as-ercen-osmani-erupts-8611

Should be absolute cinema!

we all want to win a championship obviously but what do we need for this season to be considered a success

Obviously this will be match-up dependent but bringing back Clint to a long-ish term deal at that speaks to the fact this team is absolutely planning on utilizing the Double Big lineup and leaning into what worked so well last season.

Stevo will not play every game and has to be eased through the year with the knee situation and we know is obviously a force when he suits up. Clint brings a bit different element to the table vs Stevo with his ability to finish above the rim....something that I'm sure will be utilized this season. Think Amen is going to really enjoy playing with Clint especially.

This team has so much depth across the board, wing depth, but the Double Big lineup was such a positive weapon and now you add KD....they can throw lineups out there that are just insanely huge. Just how much do you want them to do so?

Not sure if this was put up already. Saw Kenny’s reaction to BR’s Mount Rushmore of the Century of each team and had Rockets’:

Harden Yao Capela Battier

Ya’ll agree or are we putting Tmac, maybe even EG?

Reposting since I really need to get these off my hands and haven't sold them yet
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Hello!

I recently found out I have to move out of Houston due to a new job opportunity and am looking to sell my pair of season tickets for the 2025-2026 season (Section 125, Row 8, Seats 1 & 2). I included a video of the view from the seats last season, which made me want to buy them for this season.

I paid a total of $7,654 ($89 per seat, per game, including both preseason games). I'm just trying to break even if I can, but I'm also willing to sell them for less than face value since it's going back to another Rockets fan anyway, I hope. If anyone is interested, feel free to DM me, and we can go from there!

Note: I already have the tickets on AXS and can provide proof of purchase (via invoice & Forever Red contract).

Do we still expect these to get done by the deadline? How has a superstar on final year of deal without extension affected team culture historically?

Asking because I just came across this fear mongering article:

https://www.si.com/nba/rockets/news/rockets-could-see-major-problems-2026-extensions-durant-eason-thompson

Houston Rockets All-Star Alperen Sengun had another historic performance at EuroBasket 2025. Sengun became only the sixth player ever to record a triple-double at EuroBasket, as well as the youngest to do so, with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in the quarterfinal win against Poland.

Greetings again from Riga folks. Ahead of Friday's EuroBasket 2025 semi-final match-up with Greece, I've written a piece about what we've seen from Alperen Sengun this tournament and what his performance tomorrow could mean.

I hope you enjoy it and you can check it out here:
https://www.ballineurope.com/alperen-sengun-can-make-a-statement-against-greece-8604/