Sengun's fifth season was the strongest of his career. He earned his second All-Star nod while anchoring a Rockets team that entrenched itself among the Western Conference's contenders during Kevin Durant's first year in Houston. Playing next to an all-time scorer improved the quality of Sengun's looks and eased the shot-creation burden that had dragged his efficiency below 50 percent the season before. The return of point guard Fred VanVleet from his torn ACL should further stabilize the offense around Sengun heading into 2026-27. The 24-year-old Turkish big man is one of the league's most skilled offensive centers, drawing stylistic comparisons to Nikola Jokic since he was a teenager. While already a strong producer, it's worth noting that Sengun hasn't taken a statistical leap or shown drastic improvement in any single category since 2023-24. His steady production and consistent availability, missing 10 or fewer regular-season games in four of his first five seasons, make him a safe pick in Round 2 or 3, but there's room for him to grow into a first-round fantasy talent. His warts are well-established. He's a below-average free-throw shooter (under 70 percent in three straight seasons), his three-point shot has never developed into a major threat (making 28.1 percent on 1.4 attempts per game for his career), and he blocks fewer shots than you'd want from a starting center, though last year he finally eclipsed at least one per game. What you're buying is elite production in points, boards, assists and steals from the center slot, which is enormously valuable for roster construction and gives managers a huge positional advantage. Sengun is a rare, Tier 1 center a fantasy manager can build an entire roster around, and his value is slightly higher in points leagues, where his poor free-throw shooting doesn't hurt.