Uncovering the next layer of Houston’s offense outside of that has been a challenge, but Udoka has a few ideas, and most of them are centered around fourth-year starting center Alperen Şengün. Udoka has challenged the Turkish big to become more comfortable shooting 3s, understanding the benefit his spacing can have on the Rockets’ half-court scheme. Last season, Şengün took just 1.8 3s per game, converting 29.7 percent of them. “He has the touch and the shot,” Udoka said during training camp. “It’s more of a mentality to look for those shots and not pass them up. A lot of times, he’s on the perimeter and pump-faking nobody — they’re going to make him prove it. As he continues to grow and get more confident in that, that opens up everything for him and the team.”