Who Are Jalen Green & Josh Christopher?

May 2024 · 2 minute read

A professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Jalen Romande Green was born in the United States on February 9, 2002. He was the top shooting guard in the 2020 class, receiving a unanimous five-star rating from recruiting analysts, according to ESPN. He attended Prolific Prep in Napa, California, where he completed his high school education.

He decided against playing basketball in college and joined the NBA G League Ignite squad for their debut season.

With the United States, Green has captured three junior gold medals. He was also voted the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).

American professional basketball player Joshua Evan Christopher, born December 8, 2001, plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented the Arizona State Sun Devils in collegiate basketball. Christopher is frequently referred to as “Jaygup,” a moniker he adopted as a child.

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Cade Cunningham, the first overall pick, and four other players with NBA experience made formed the starting lineup for the Detroit Pistons heading into Tuesday’s game in the Las Vegas Summer League.

But the Rockets may have even more young talent, headlined by Jalen Green
, the No. 2 pick in the 2021 first round. On Tuesday, Green, fellow rookie guard Josh Christopher, and power forward Alperen Sengun were the stars, helping Houston win 111-91 (box score). The summer Rockets moved to 2-0 in Las Vegas under the leadership of those three 19-year-olds. Cunningham and the Pistons lost 0-2 in the game.

Green finished the game as the game’s top scorer with an efficient 25 points on 11 shots (54.5% FG), and he did so after Detroit repeatedly double-teamed and blitzed him early on. He also added 3 assists and 5 rebounds.

Christopher scored 15 points (50% FG) and dished out a game-high 7 assists, while Sengun finished with 21 points (57.1% FG), 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks.

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