Houston s ultimate weapon! The Rockets true core is not Durant, and they tremble in the west when they make a shot

After Green left, perhaps Amen was the most talented player among the Rockets' young players. After practicing hard during the offseason, Amen hopes to show different technical characteristics and progress in the new season. And the All-Star is obviously the first goal that Amen wants to achieve.

Last season, Amen showed defensive, rebounding and passing potential, but offensive end, especially shooting, was a shortcoming. If the offseason can significantly improve the stability of medium and long shots (three-point shooting percentage is at least 35%+) and increase scoring methods, such as breaking through with the ball and throwing. In the first round of the playoffs, Amen averaged only 10 points per game in the first three games of the Amen series, and his shooting percentage was only 41%. However, in the last four games, Amen averaged 20.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game, shooting percentage of 54.7%, three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%, and even the free throw shooting percentage increased to 80.8%. Therefore, the Rockets were able to chase three games in a row when they were behind 1-3, and Amen's game has a considerable influence.

In the past year, Amen Thompson averaged 14.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.41 steals and 1.29 blocks per game, winning the defense player of the month and the best defensive first team in the NBA. He is also the fifth player in Rockets history to win this honor. Amen became the ninth player in NBA history to be selected as the first two seasons of his career and the seventh player in the age of 22 and under. Without three-pointers, Amen has already shown such an outstanding talent, which is enough to show his high ceiling - Shin Kyung is the All-Star of this Rockets, and Green, who was just traded, was the second-tier player with a contract of 100 million yuan. However, if the Rockets have the most potential, perhaps Amen Thompson is still the one.

coach Uduka even commented on Amen: "He is very hardworking. If not the best, it is one of the best. He has no upper limit. His versatility makes him the ultimate 'Swiss Army Knife' type player. For him, the sky is his limit." It is not easy to practice shooting, but in today's era, outside players without shooting can only be role players. I hope Amen can get the results he wants in this offseason hard practice! Come on, Houston!