Overtime Elite guard Amen Thompson was tabbed as the next key piece of the Houston Rockets' rebuild during the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday night.
Thompson, 20, joins Houston as the No. 4 pick in Thursday's draft. He marks the third top-five pick in the last three drafts for the Rockets, who are now looking to enter Phase 2 of their rebuild in 2023-24 after a trio of campaigns in the Western Conference cellar. Thompson may not exactly enter the NBA with the hype and expectations of Victor Wembanyama, though for Houston, he signals another potential franchise anchor, one who could play a prominent role on the next Houston playoff team.