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Here is all you need to know about Houston Rockets NBA star Jalen Green including details about his career and net worth.
American professional basketball player Jalen Romande Green is one of the most outstanding young stars who plays for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Houston Rockets.
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Born on February 9, 2002, Jalen is one of the brightest prospects in the NBA.
Raquel and Jurnee are Jalen's sisters born to Bree and he is trained by stepfather Marcus Greene.
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According to several ratings, he was the finest shooting guard in the 2020 class and a unanimous five-star recruit and was ranked first overall.
Merced in California is where Green was born prior to relocating to Fresno, for third grade while he resided in Livingston.
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He was practicing for five hours a day as an Amateur Athletic Union basketball player by the time he was in sixth grade.
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Jalen Green in High School
Green played basketball for San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno during his first three years of high school.
He started every game as a freshman, averaging 18.1 points and nine rebounds.
He guided his team to the CIF Division II playoffs and a runner-up position in the CIF Central Section Division II standings.
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He was named to the CIF Central Section Rookie of the Year squad and the second team of the MaxPreps Freshman All-American.
With an average of 27.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in his sophomore campaign, Green helped San Joaquin Memorial win the Central Section Division II championship and advance to the CIF Open Division playoffs.
In addition to making the USA Today All-USA California second team, he was named the MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year.
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Green led San Joaquin Memorial in scoring as a junior, averaging 30.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.
His victory in the Central Division II championship game marked his second straight, and he also broke Roscoe Pondexter's school record of 2,288 career points, which had stood since 1971.
Also, he assisted his team in advancing to the Division I quarterfinals of the CIF Northern California.
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In addition to being named the MaxPreps All-American second team and the USA Today All-USA California player of the year, Green was also named to the All-USA second team.
He moved to Prolific Prep in Napa, California for his final year, where he assisted his team in winning the Grind Session World championship.
He and Daishen Nix shared the title of Grind Session's most valuable player in March 2020.
Green helped his squad attain a 31–3 record by averaging 31.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and five assists per game.
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He was selected to the MaxPreps All-American first team and was voted the Sports Illustrated All-American player of the year.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused all three of Green's scheduled games—the McDonald's All-American Game, the Jordan Brand Classic, and the Nike Hoop Summit—to be postponed.
Basketball beginnings for Jalen Green
Major recruiting organizations rated Green as the top shooting guard in the 2020 recruiting class and a unanimous five-star recruit.
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Before turning fifteen, he had offers from numerous NCAA Division I basketball institutions, including Arizona, Florida State, and USC. ESPN ranked him as the best prospect in his class.
Green declared on April 16, 2020, that he will forgo playing collegiate basketball in favor of joining the NBA G League.
Despite offers from Auburn, Oregon, and Memphis, he opted for the G League.
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Jalen Green in the NBA
In the 2021 NBA Draft, Green became the first player to be drafted out of the G-League when he was chosen second overall by the Houston Rockets.
He missed the final three of the five games because of right hamstring pain, but he was still selected to the All-Summer League Second Team.
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In time for the Rockets' Filipino Heritage Night celebration in October 2021, Green and Jordan Clarkson made NBA history by being the first two players of Filipino heritage to play in the same game.
Green competed in the Slam Dunk Contest that season, placing third and winning Rookie of the Month awards for the months of March and April.
With averages of 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists, he was chosen for the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
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Although Green was on the verge of being moved to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Mikal Bridges, Ime Udoka has kept him in the Houston Rockets rotation as a vital player.
Jalen Green and Draya Michele
Since August 2023, Green and Michele have been romantically associated.
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They have never shared a photo of one another on social media, though, and they are quite quiet about their relationship.
The professional sports industry is nothing new to Michele who has been involved with several athletes.
She has dated a number of sportsmen, such as Gilbert Arenas, a former player for the Washington Wizards, which led to her being featured on the television program Basketball Wives LA.
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Additionally, the model is engaged twice: once to Orlando Scandrick, a former Dallas Cowboys cornerback, and once to Tyrod Taylor, a player for the New York Jets.
Michele and Green welcomed their first child together, a daughter, on May 12, 2024.
Michele and Green haven't talked much about their romance.
When asked about her romantic life during her September 2023 appearance as a guest on Stepping Into the Shade Room, Michele replied that she would prefer to keep such information confidential.
According to rumors, Green has a tattoo of Michele's first name on his stomach.
Although fans could enlarge the image to see the name "Draya" permanently inked on his lower abdomen, neither Green nor Michele have made any public comments regarding the piece of art.
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Jalen Green Networth
Jalen Green inked a four-year, $40.8 million rookie scale deal with the Houston Rockets in August 2021.
He is guaranteed an average yearly salary of $10,202,112 by that contract.
In 2024–2025, he will make $12,483,048 in salary as an NBA player.
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Online sources predict that by 2024, Jalen Green will have a $6 million net worth.
Earnings from endorsement deals and NBA contracts are his main sources of income.
Jalen Green is endorsed by numerous companies, including Liquid Death, Paco Rabanne, Google, Adidas, Coinbase, and Coin Cloud. The amount of money he makes from these collaborations is unclear, though.
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