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For SLAM’s July 2025 issue, with an “Attack of the Clones” tag, Amen Thompson and his twin brother — Detroit’s Ausar Thompson ...
Amen Thompson was seen as one of the most athletic players in the entire draft, but some felt the league he played in, Overtime Elite, was not on the same level as college basketball or even the G ...
With Green headed to Phoenix as part of the trade that brought All-Star forward Kevin Durant to Houston, that could put a bit more pressure on Thompson to do more ball-handling and creation in the ...
Amen Thompson is a 2024-25 All-Defensive First Team honoree ... Thompson spearheaded an elite Rockets defense, posting a 110.3 rating, good for fifth in the NBA.
Thompson had an elite defensive season, averaging 1.3 blocks and 1.4 steals per game, to lead the Rockets in stocks per game en route to being named to the All-Defensive First Team.
By being named first team all-defense in his second NBA season, Thompson joins an elite list of players including Walt Frazier, Tim Duncan and Victor Wembanyama.
Amen Thompson is one of them. In the last 43 years, only five players have earned All-Defensive First Team honors within their first two NBA seasons. Search query ...
Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson has taken the league by storm in his first two seasons. Thompson was recently named to the first-team all defensive team this week. He is the 5th Rocket player ...
On Wednesday, the NBA announced that Thompson was named as a member of the 2024-25 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team.
Amen Thompson is a 2024-25 All-Defensive First Team honoree A well-deserved honor for our guy in only his second NBA season. Congratulations, Twin!