Green was the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NBA draft and averaged 20.1 points per game over his four seasons in Houston. He shot 35.4% from three on just over eight attempts per game last season. He's played in all 82 games in each of his past two seasons.

Whereas Jalen Green said he was unsurprised by the trade, Dillon Brooks told the Chronicle he didn’t expect “at all” to leave Houston until he started hearing his name in trade rumors about a week