Jalen Green made his way onto the Houston Rockets at the onset of their rebuild, becoming the second overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft. Green was drafted ahead of future All-Stars Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley. Green’s archetype is what the Rockets were after — a player capable of being a bucket-getter on a nightly basis. The franchise had just traded away James Harden, arguably the best pure scorer in Rockets history.