Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Is the Houston Rockets early season success for real? In this enhanced segment from the Thinking Basketball podcast, Cody and Ben break down Alperen Penguin's 2024 leap to stardom and why the Rockets have improved enough to make the playoffs in the competitive Western Conference.

--Full episode--
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=SrBnwBYE0no
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Th3qJyvg9T0StWe2wiZ9N
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/233-most-improved-player-predictions/id1428290303?i=1000635108489

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Podcast: https://player.fm/series/thinking-basketball or at stitcher.com/podcast/ben-taylor/thinking-basketball-podcast
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Twitter: @elgee35

Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

Stats courtesy:
pbpstats.com @bballport
basketball-reference.com
stats.nba.com
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