The Houston Rockets tried to make it work with Jalen Green, but they couldn’t. That comes as no surprise – Green was just named one of the most overrated players of the last five years. <\/p>\n
It would be hard to argue with that point. The Rockets selected Green ahead of Evan Mobley in the 2021 NBA Draft. That was a somewhat controversial call. If we’d had the benefit of clairvoyance, it would have triggered riots <\/a>outside of the Toyota Center: <\/p>\n The decision was an abject disaster. <\/p>\n Mobley is one of the best defenders in the NBA. Green is being named as the fifth-most overrated player of the last 5 years. Fansided’s own Dan Favale gave him that dubious distinction in a new article for Bleacher Report.<\/a> He thoroughly spells out the issues that have plagued Green throughout his career so far: <\/p>\n “The 23-year-old has posted a better-than-league-average clip on unassisted shot attempts just once, according to BBall Index. His shooting percentage on spot-ups has peaked in the 60th percentile\u2014and placed in the 0th percentile this past year. His assist-to-usage ratio has never ascended past the 27th percentile. And through his tenure with the Houston Rockets, they posted a better net rating during his on-court time only once” <\/p>\n – Dan Favale on Jalen Green<\/p>\n At least it isn’t Houston’s problem anymore. <\/p>\n The Rockets solved a problem by trading Jalen Green <\/p>\n Let’s talk about those stats a bit more. <\/p>\n In 2025, most guards are either lead ball-handlers or small wings. A guard can have a score-first approach, but they need to generate efficient offense for the team. <\/p>\n