No strangers to seeing identical twins roaming around the Novant Health Training Center, the Charlotte Hornets hosted the siblings who’ve climbed into the upper reaches of many NBA Draft boards.
Kicking off a stretch of noteworthy sessions over the coming days, the Hornets worked out Overtime Elite’s Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson on Friday, according to league sources. Unlike most of the team’s previous drill sessions testing candidates ahead of the June 22 draft, the workout with the Thompsons was closed to the media.
But they are an intriguing pair, bypassing their final year of high school to join the new professional league based in Atlanta two years ago.