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After G League stint, Jalen Green determined to become a 2-way force in NBA

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/afp/03/02/nba_g-league_team-ignite-jalen-green_afp.jpg"/><figcaption>Jalen Green (4) of Team Ignite looks on during the game against the Erie BayHawks in this February 17, 2021 file photo. <em>Juan Ocampo, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Having impressed in his campaign for Team Ignite in the NBA G League, Filipino-American guard Jalen Green is looking forward to some time off before taking the next steps in his path to the NBA.</p><p>Green and Team Ignite exited the G League bubble after falling to top-seeded Raptors 905, 127-102, in the first round of the playoffs last week.</p><p>Despite their early exit, it was still an impressive campaign for the 19-year-old Green, who averaged 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game in the regular season. In his lone playoff game, Green put up a career-best 30 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/09/21/jalen-greens-30-points-not-enough-as-raptors-905-ousts-ignite">READ: Jalen Green&#x27;s 30 points not enough as Raptors 905 ousts Ignite</a></li></ul><p>&quot;I&#x27;m gonna go see my momma and my little sister,&quot; Green said of his next move after the G League season. &quot;I&#x27;m gonna take a little break from basketball, recover, take care of my body.&quot;</p><p>Team Ignite coach Brian Shaw believes Green exceeded expectations with his performances in the G League bubble, where he emerged as their leading scorer while growing as a defender and playmaker as the season progressed.</p><p>For Green, the experience was crucial to his development especially as he learned to deal with the pace and physicality of the game.</p><p>&quot;The biggest thing I learned is to have that next shot, next play mentality,&quot; said Green, who traces his roots to the Philippines through his mother.</p><p>&quot;In high school, I&#x27;d get down on myself and frustrated, and it would be a problem. But out here, you gotta have that next play, or people are gonna eat you alive,&quot; he explained. &quot;I&#x27;m just gonna take everything I learned here, going to the next chapter.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve learned a lot, I got a lot of knowledge from the vets, the coaches, from playing here, from being off the court. So I&#x27;m just gonna take everything and just carry it along with me.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/11/21/ignite-coach-says-jalen-green-has-same-kind-of-stuff-as-kobe-paul-george">READ: Ignite coach says Jalen Green has &#x27;same kind of stuff&#x27; as Kobe, Paul George</a></li></ul><p>Projected as a top five pick in the upcoming NBA Rookie Draft, Green wants to showcase all facets of his game once he gets to the NBA.</p><p>&quot;I do want to be a two-way player at the next level, and that&#x27;s something that I look forward to doing,&quot; said Green. &quot;I&#x27;m just gonna keep getting more knowledge, keep asking questions, and keep building myself.&quot;</p><p>Shaw has been adamant that offense won&#x27;t be an issue for Green, who is a proven scorer at every level he&#x27;s played in. It is his playmaking and defense that the coach sought to work on, and Shaw believes that Green&#x27;s work ethic will help him grow in those aspects of the game.</p><p>&quot;He played in every practice. Going all the way back to August, he never missed a day. So, you know, as the saying goes, sometimes your best ability is availability,&quot; Shaw said of Green. &quot;So when you see, like LeBron (James) and guys like that over the years who break records… the reason why they&#x27;re able to be in the position where they can break records and do things like that is because they&#x27;re always there, night in and night out.&quot;</p><p>&quot;When the games are being played, when they&#x27;re practicing. They don&#x27;t take days off, and he didn&#x27;t take a day off,&quot; he added.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_ae-wGrXFlE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Having impressed in his campaign for Team Ignite in the NBA G League, Jalen Green is looking forward to some time off before taking the next steps in his path to the NBA.</p>

Having impressed in his campaign for Team Ignite in the NBA G League, Jalen Green is looking forward to some time off before taking the next steps in his path to the NBA.

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After G League stint, Jalen Green determined to become a 2-way force in NBA

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 15, 2021 02:16 PM PHT

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