Jalen Green Networth: Age, Career and all you need to know about NBA star in 2026

American professional basketball player Jalen Romende Green is one of the most outstanding young stars who plays for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Phoenix Suns.

Born on February 9, 2002, Jalen was one of the brightest prospects in the NBA, and retains a high ceiling.

Raquel and Jurnee are Jalen's sisters born to Bree and he is trained by stepfather Marcus Greene.

According to several ratings, he was the finest shooting guard in the 2020 class and a unanimous five-star recruit and was ranked first overall.

Merced in California is where Green was born prior to relocating to Fresno, for third grade while he resided in Livingston.

He was practicing for five hours a day as an Amateur Athletic Union basketball player by the time he was in sixth grade.

Green played basketball for San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno during his first three years of high school.

He started every game as a freshman, averaging 18.1 points and nine rebounds.

He guided his team to the CIF Division II playoffs and a runner-up position in the CIF Central Section Division II standings.

He was named to the CIF Central Section Rookie of the Year squad and the second team of the MaxPreps Freshman All-American.

With an average of 27.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in his sophomore campaign, Green helped San Joaquin Memorial win the Central Section Division II championship and advance to the CIF Open Division playoffs.

In addition to making the USA Today All-USA California second team, he was named the MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year.

Green led San Joaquin Memorial in scoring as a junior, averaging 30.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.

His victory in the Central Division II championship game marked his second straight, and he also broke Roscoe Pondexter's school record of 2,288 career points, which had stood since 1971.

Also, he assisted his team in advancing to the Division I quarterfinals of the CIF Northern California.

In addition to being named the MaxPreps All-American second team and the USA Today All-USA California player of the year, Green was also named to the All-USA second team.

He moved to Prolific Prep in Napa, California for his final year, where he assisted his team in winning the Grind Session World championship.

He and Daishen Nix shared the title of Grind Session's most valuable player in March 2020.

Green helped his squad attain a 31–3 record by averaging 31.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and five assists per game.

He was selected to the MaxPreps All-American first team and was voted the Sports Illustrated All-American player of the year.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused all three of Green's scheduled games—the McDonald's All-American Game, the Jordan Brand Classic, and the Nike Hoop Summit—to be postponed.

Major recruiting organizations rated Green as the top shooting guard in the 2020 recruiting class and a unanimous five-star recruit.

Before turning fifteen, he had offers from numerous NCAA Division I basketball institutions, including Arizona, Florida State, and USC. ESPN ranked him as the best prospect in his class.

Green declared on April 16, 2020, that he will forgo playing collegiate basketball in favor of joining the NBA G League.

Despite offers from Auburn, Oregon, and Memphis, he opted for the G League.

In the 2021 NBA Draft, Green became the first player to be drafted out of the G-League when he was chosen second overall by the Houston Rockets.

He missed the final three of the five games because of right hamstring pain, but he was still selected to the All-Summer League Second Team.

In time for the Rockets' Filipino Heritage Night celebration in October 2021, Green and Jordan Clarkson made NBA history by being the first two players of Filipino heritage to play in the same game.

Green competed in the Slam Dunk Contest that season, placing third and winning Rookie of the Month awards for the months of March and April.

With averages of 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists, he was chosen for the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Although Green was on the verge of being moved to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Mikal Bridges in 2024 (a deal that fell through), he remained with the Rockets under Ime Udoka until June 2025, when he was traded to the Phoenix Suns in a package for Kevin Durant. He is now a key rotation player for the Suns.

Since August 2023, Green and Michele have been romantically associated, though they've faced scrutiny over their 17-year age gap. By 2026, they've become more public, sharing photos and appearing together (e.g., courtside with family on January 5, 2026).

They had a heated public argument at NYFW in September 2025 but reconciled shortly after. Michele and Green welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Lyght Green, on May 12, 2024.

Green has a confirmed tattoo of Michele's face on his back (revealed November 2025

Additionally, the model is engaged twice: once to Orlando Scandrick, a former Dallas Cowboys cornerback, and once to Tyrod Taylor, a player for the New York Jets.

Michele and Green welcomed their first child together, a daughter, on May 12, 2024.

Although fans could enlarge the image to see the name "Draya" permanently inked on his lower abdomen, neither Green nor Michele have made any public comments regarding the piece of art.

Jalen Green inked a four-year, $40.8 million rookie scale deal with the Houston Rockets in August 2021, which ran through the 2024-25 season (earning $12,483,048 that year).

In October 2024, he signed a three-year, $106 million rookie extension (with a player option in year 3), starting in 2025-26 at $33.3 million, rising to $36 million in 2026-27 and 2027-28. Average annual value: ~$35.1 million.

Online sources estimate that by 2026, Jalen Green has a $45 million net worth (up from ~$6 million in 2024). Earnings from endorsement deals, NBA contracts (including his $106 million extension), real estate investments, and a luxury car collection are his main sources of income.