Rockets center Alperen Sengun was a first-time NBA All-Star in the 2024-25 season, and he also drew his first votes for the league’s All-NBA teams. He was edged out for the final slot by James Harden.
A global media panel of 100 voters selected the 2024-25 Kia All-NBA Team.
Voters selected five players for the First Team, five players for the Second Team and five players for the Third Team at any position.
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In his fourth NBA season, Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun made his first career All-Star appearance during the recently completed 2024-25 campaign.
Also for the first time, the 22-year-old rising star drew votes for the league’s 2024-25 Kia All-NBA teams. With 40 third-team votes and six second-team votes, Sengun finished with 58 total voting points. That made him the closest player to landing All-NBA honors beyond the 15 who earned the distinction.
For the 15th and final All-NBA slot, Sengun was edged out for the third team by former Rockets star James Harden. Now with the Los Angeles Clippers, the former Most Valuable Player (MVP) and future Hall of Famer had 56 third-team votes and four second-team votes, giving him 68 points.
With his No. 16 voting finish among all players, Sengun was the only Houston player who received All-NBA votes this season. Each of the three All-NBA teams consists of five players, regardless of position.
Sengun finished the regular season averaging 19.1 points (49.6% FG), 10.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game, making it the first time in his young career that he’s averaged a double double. He put up those numbers in a winning context, too, with the Rockets (52-30) finishing with the fourth-best record in the NBA and the second-best in the Western Conference.
And while Houston ultimately lost its first-round playoff series to the Golden State Warriors, Sengun enjoyed an encouraging postseason debut, as well. Across seven hard-fought games, the Turkish big man led the Rockets on a per-game basis in average points (20.9), rebounds (11.9), assists (5.3), and steals (1.9), and his defense exceeded most expectations.
This fall, Sengun enters the 2025-26 season in the first season of a five-year contract extension, which includes a significant pay increase that he earned through improved play in recent seasons. Observers around the league noticed, as well — including the panel of 100 regional, national, and international observers that vote on the NBA’s annual awards.
Of those 100 voters, nearly half (46) voted Sengun to an All-NBA team.