Alperen Şengün

With the backdrop all but created after putting his potential on display in Year 1 and 2, Alperen Şengün wasn’t one to waste time in showing who 2023-24 could potentially belong to. Precariously close to allowing the Houston Rockets’ overtime opportunity to slip away, the brilliant third-year big locks in on a pick-and-roll, locating the open space unnecessary to take off into a explosive, one-handed flush, offering respected rim protector Zach Collins a bit of déjà vu in the process. Unbothered by the pizzazz of the San Antonio Spurs’ talented new frontcourt, Şengün dazzled in the early-season battle between Southwest Division foes on October 27, 2023 with a team-high 25 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, two steals, and one rejection, despite losing a high-scoring thriller.