Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago

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The Rockets ignited something completely unexpected this season. Their core four, Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and Alperen Sengun, have guided them to the second overall seed in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. Their SLAM 254 cover video details how they’ve blasted off, as well as what Jalen and Alperen really thought of Fred and Dillon before they were teammates.

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