.jpg) Green with the Houston Rockets in 2022 | |
| No. 4 – Houston Rockets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 9, 2002 Merced, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| NBA draft | 2021: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | NBA G League Ignite |
| 2021–present | Houston Rockets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Jalen Romande Green (born February 9, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a consensus five-star recruit and the best shooting guard in the 2020 class, with ESPN ranking him number one overall. He 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. Green has won three gold medals with the United States at the junior level and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup. Green was selected by the Houston Rockets with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.[1] He is the third player in the NBA of Filipino descent, following Raymond Townsend and Jordan Clarkson.[2]
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