The Houston Rockets and guard Jalen Green have agreed to a three-year, $106-million extension to his rookie contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports, citing Green’s CAA agents.
The deal will include a third-year player option, according to the report.
Green, 22, is approaching his fourth NBA season. The Rockets selected Green with the No. 2 pick in the 2021 draft after the Detroit Pistons selected Cade Cunningham first overall.
A 6-4 guard, Green has averaged 19.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 42.1% from the field and 33.7% from 3-point distance in three NBA seasons. He initially signed a four-year, $40.8 million contract as a rookie.
Green joins Cunningham, Evan Mobley (Cavaliers), Scottie Barnes (Raptors), Franz Wagner (Magic), Jalen Suggs (Magic) Moses Moody (Warriors) and Trey Murphy III (Pelicans) in having agreed to extensions from the rookie class of 2021. Green’s Rockets teammate Alpernen Sengun — a member of the same rookie class — has yet to reach an agreement on an extension.
Green is a key member of a young Rockets core also featuring Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson and rookie Reed Sheppard, all of whom are younger than 23 years old. With veterans Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks in the starting lineup, the Rockets are looking to make a leap this season from being perpetually lottery-bound to contention for a playoff spot in the West.
