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Alperen Sengun

HOU · 2025-26Franchise engineHigh evidence
Connective passer · Post hub · Screener / handoff hub · Defensive rebounder · Drop big

What does Alperen Sengun actually supply on the floor?

Alperen Sengun's strongest evidenced functions are creation, passing, rim protection; the weakest available areas are shooting, rebounding, event creation. The profile is tied to HOU for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.
Creation82
Rim pressure66
Shooting46
Passing77
Screening*
Interior finish67
Point of attack*
Switch coverage*
Rim protection69
Event creation65
Rebounding53

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.
SeasonTeamRoleEvidenceCreationRim pressureShootingPassingScreeningInterior finishPoint of attackSwitch coverageRim protectionEvent creationRebounding
2025-26HOUFranchise engineHigh evidence8266467767696553
2024-25HOUHigh evidence7265307650565756735763
2023-24HOUHigh evidence6867377066674041676854
2022-23HOUHigh evidence6560466859555050696466
2021-22HOUHigh evidence7163336845594743686946

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.
HOU · 2025-26No supported replacement lineup sample

HOU did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Alperen Sengun. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 61%loses 29.5% of creation
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4618 possessions · off floor 2817 possessions

HOU · 2024-25No supported replacement lineup sample

HOU did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Alperen Sengun. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 62%loses 28.9% of passing
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4775 possessions · off floor 2992 possessions

HOU · 2023-24Observed replacement lineup exists

HOU had a supported lineup path without Alperen Sengun: [Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson] at 1.2 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 330 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 51%loses 24.5% of passing
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Fred VanVleet · Dillon Brooks · Jalen Green · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson

shrunk net 1.1560 over 330 possessions

on floor 3710 possessions · off floor 3483 possessions

HOU · 2022-23Single-skill dependence

HOU did not have strong functional backup for Alperen Sengun in rim protection; removing him cost about 31.0% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Jabari Smith Jr..

rotation 55%loses 31.0% of rim protection
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Kevin Porter Jr. · Jalen Green · Kenyon Martin Jr. · Usman Garuba · Tari Eason

shrunk net -2.5350 over 165 possessions

on floor 3988 possessions · off floor 3211 possessions

HOU · 2021-22Replacement lineup exists, with a performance cost

HOU had an observed replacement lineup for Alperen Sengun, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [Eric Gordon, Christian Wood, Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, Jae'Sean Tate] at -0.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 681 possessions.

rotation 38%loses 17.0% of creation
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Eric Gordon · Christian Wood · Kevin Porter Jr. · Jalen Green · Jae'Sean Tate

shrunk net -0.4310 over 681 possessions

on floor 2706 possessions · off floor 4610 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.
HOU · 2024-25Contract control horizonJun 30, 2025

Alperen Sengun has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2025 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

HOU · 2023-24Contract control horizonJun 30, 2025

Alperen Sengun has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2025 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

HOU · 2022-23Contract control horizonJun 30, 2025

Alperen Sengun has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2025 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

HOU · 2021-22Contract control horizonJun 30, 2025

Alperen Sengun has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2025 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.