I was looking at player rankings for my fantasy draft, and noticed several Jalens in a row. So I dug into the data! According to Real GM, all these “Jalens” are currently signed–some probably won’t make regular season rosters though.
Jalen Bridges - Phoenix Suns Jalen Brunson - New York Knicks Jalen Duren - Detroit Pistons Jalen Green - Houston Rockets Jalen Hood-Schifino - Los Angeles Lakers Jalen Johnson - Atlanta Hawks Jalen McDaniels - San Antonio Spurs Jalen Pickett - Denver Nuggets Jalen Slawson - Orlando Magic Jalen Smith - Chicago Bulls Jalen Suggs - Orlando Magic Jalen Williams - Oklahoma City Thunder Jalen Wilson - Brooklyn Nets Jaylen Brown - Boston Celtics Jaylen Clark - Minnesota Timberwolves Jaylen Martin - Brooklyn Nets Jaylen Wells - Memphis Grizzlies Jaylin Williams - Oklahoma City Thunder Jaylon Tyson - Cleveland Cavaliers
That represents 3.13% of all 607 players currently under contract. Three teams have 2 “Jalens”: OKC, Orlando, and Brooklyn.
Sadly, there are zero Juwans in the league.
Wikipedia’s list of notable Jalens is literally all athletes born after the year 1990, save for three people. Spot the two non-Jalen Rose pre-1990 people if you can.
Jalen Pokorn and Jalen Parmele. Though Jalen Parmele’s real name is Justin apparently, Jalen is just a nickname.
Wow