25+6+5+3, Rockets creates history, you become a non-selling product in Houston

In the offseason this summer, many major events should happen in the NBA. The deals between top stars such as Antetokounmpo and Durant must be the rush of teams across the league. The Houston Rockets will definitely make big moves this summer offseason, because Stone has already spoken that the team needs more powerful players who can win the championship. There are too many young stars in the Rockets, and no new stars such as Whitmore and Shepard cannot be cultivated. Therefore, this summer's offseason, the Rockets traded and exchanged the whole change to get a top star, which is the right choice. The Rockets must sacrifice some young stars, who will be a non-sale product from Houston?

NBA league officially announced the best team of the year, the Houston Rockets young star, Amen Thompson was selected for the best defensive team. In the 2024-25 season, Amen Thompson averaged 14.1 points + 8.2 rebounds + 3.8 assists + 1.4 steals + 1.3 blocks per game in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 55.7%. He is the team's most efficient player. In this year's playoffs, Amen Thompson also averaged 15.7 points + 6.9 rebounds + 3.3 assists + 1.7 steals + 1.0 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 50%. It is worth mentioning that Amen Thompson has always been at the forefront of the league in both the regular season and the playoffs.

This year's playoffs, Amen Thompson performed well on both offense and defense. He scored 25 points + 6 rebounds + 5 steals + 3 assists + 3 blocks in a single game, scored 24 points + 9 rebounds + 3 assists + 2 steals + 1 block in a single game, etc., which are very sharp. Amen Thompson has good offensive scoring ability, but he has not fully developed his CFI and three-point shooting ability, and his CFI and CFI are still poor. If Amen Thompson can practice mid-range shots, free throws and three-pointers, he will be a superstar with both offense and defense.

Rockets star, Amen Thompson became the fifth player in the Rockets' history to be selected as the first-team defender. The previous four were: Olajuwon, Rodney McCree, Pippen and Beverly. Moreover, Amen Thompson (22 years and 113 days) became the youngest player in the Rockets' history in the best defensive team! Amen Thompson is the ninth player in NBA history to enter the first team of the best defensive team in the first two seasons of his career, and is also the seventh player in NBA history to be selected for the best team under the age of 22. I really didn't expect that Amen Thompson was selected into the Best Team earlier than Jaylen Green and Shin Kyung and other new stars.

Currently, the Rockets have young stars: Jaylen Green, Shinkyung, Jabary Smith, Tari Ethan, Amen Thompson, Whitmore, Shepard. Only Shin Kyung was selected for the All-Star lineup, and only Amen Thompson was selected for the Best Team. It is worth mentioning that Amen Thompson started playing as a substitute, waiting for an opportunity, and waiting for a long time, just like the situation of Whitmore and Shepard now. From substitute to starting, from unknown to best defensive team, Amen Thompson has become a non-selling player in the Rockets.

In this year's playoffs, Amen Thompson's offensive scoring ability was third in the Rockets, second only to Shin Kyung and Van Vleet. It is hard to imagine that Amen Thompson averaged points (15.7 points) in the playoffs, which was even higher than Jaylen Green (13.3 points per game). Jaylen Green performed poorly in the playoffs this year, scoring and efficiency were far worse than expected, and far worse than regular season. Therefore, after playing the playoffs, many fans have called for the Rockets to trade Antetokounmpo or Durant this summer offseason.