Report: Rockets, Jalen Green agree to 3-year, $106M extension

The Houston Rockets and guard Jalen Green have agreed to a three-year, $106-million extension to his rookie contract, Shams Charnia of ESPN reports, citing Green's CAA agents.

According to reports, the deal will include a third-year player option.

Green, 22, is approaching his fourth NBA season. The Rockets selected Green with the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft after the Detroit Pistons selected Cade Cunningham first overall.

A 6-foot-4 guard, Green averaged 19.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game over three NBA seasons while shooting 42.1% from the field and 33.7% from 3-point distance. He initially signed a four-year, $40.8 million contract as a rookie.

Shortly after Green's contract was reported, teammate and fellow member of the same rookie class, Alperen Sengun, also signed a contract extension with the Rockets. He reached a five-year, $185 million contract with the organization. Şengün averaged a career-high 21.1 points and 9.3 rebounds last season in Houston.

Green and Shengun Cade Cunningham (Pistons), Evan Mobley (Cavaliers), Scotty Burns (Raptors), Jalen Suggs (Magic), Franz Wagner (Magic), Moses Moody (Warriors), Trey Murphy III (Pelicans), Corey Kisper (Wizards ) and Jalen Johnson (Hawks) agreed to extensions from the 2021 rookie class before Monday's deadline.

Green is a key member of a young Rockets core that includes Shengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson and rookie Reid Shepard, all under the age of 23. With veterans Fred VanVliet and Dillon Brooks in the starting lineup, the Rockets are looking to make a leap this season from being perpetually lottery-bound for playoff spots in the West.

The Rockets open the season on Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets.