Amen Thompson is a student of the game and will be honing his craft in the NBA for the Houston Rockets. The team has picked up a pure basketball nerd, as he showed during recent interviews.
Thompson was asked to pick which player was drafted higher after being presented with two names. The man absolutely killed it, making only one mistake.
Amen correctly answered questions picking Jimmy Butler over Nikola Jokic, Damian Lillard over Stephen Curry, Bradley Beal over Chris Paul, Ja Morant over Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant over Michael Jordan, Jamal Murray over Paul George, LaMelo Ball over Trae Young, James Harden over Russell Westbrook, Devin Booker over Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum being tied, Bam Adebayo over Jalen Brunson, Rudy Gobert over Draymond Green, and Tyler Herro over Kawhi Leonard.
The only mistake Amen made was saying that Kyle Lowry and Jordan Poole were tied for the same number pick, but Lowry actually went higher at No. 24 compared to Poole going No. 28. He went 13/14 on these picks and named the exact draft number for quite a few.
Amen knows hoops 😂 pic.twitter.com/B4hfx4OiO6
— Coy (@WickedCoy) June 24, 2023
Amen had another display of his incredible basketball IQ when he beat his own brother, Ausar, in a competition where they were naming players whose names start with an A. This is a disciple of the game who is going to love finally being a part of the NBA.
Amen Thompson Looking To Be An Impactful Rookie
Amen averaged 16.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.3 steals last season with the Elite and showed the two-way ability that the Houston Rockets will need. They haven’t had a steady point guard since James Harden‘s departure, with Kevin Porter Jr. excelling as a scorer and not a table-setter. Thompson’s court vision will be key as the 6’7″ guard can attack the floor himself or find his opponents in the right spots.
The Rockets may add Fred VanVleet to their rotation in free agency and give Thompson a very good mentor that can ease his transition into the NBA. Everyone has high expectations from Thompson, who will be looking to be an integral figure in the new winning culture that the team is looking to cultivate under Ime Udoka.
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