Amen Thompson was drafted fourth in the 2023 NBA Draft and has proved to be a significant part of Houston’s rebuild.
The Rockets selected Amen Thompson No. 4 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft and expected him to be a key piece of their rebuild. The timeline for the Rockets’ rebuild has accelerated greatly and so has Thompson’s development into the player they envisioned back in June 2023. The second-year wing has carved out a significant role for a Rockets team that finds itself second in the Western Conference standings as of Jan. 15 – a massive jump from the 19-20 record and 11th-place seeding a year ago on this date.
Thompson had an encouraging rookie season as he averaged 9.5 points on 53.6 percent shooting to go with…