EuroBasket 2025 made one thing clear – Alperen Şengün is a name everyone’s talking about. The 23-year-old Turkish center had already taken the NBA by storm since joining the Houston Rockets in 2021, earning the nickname “Baby Jokic” for his uncanny passing, court vision, and versatile post game. Before making waves in Houston, Şengün honed his craft in Turkey, rising quickly through the ranks at Bandırma Kırmızı, and later Beşiktaş. In just a few short years, his journey from Turkish leagues to the NBA spotlight has been nothing short of remarkable, blending a dynamic style that draws inevitable comparisons to Nikola Jokić .

Of course, the way EuroBasket 2025 has gone, perhaps Sengun will eventually call on people to give him another nickname, one which is entirely his own. It will be

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