Amen Thompson named NBA All-Defensive 1st Team
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Amen also becomes the fifth ever Houston Rocket to make the NBA All-Defensive First Team, joining the likes of Hakeem Olajuwon, Rodney McCray, Scottie Pippen and Patrick Beverly. All who played decorated respective NBA careers.
A whole generation of opponents are going to learn the same lessons about the Rockets' stand-out defensive guru that Steph Curry already did.
Cleveland’s Evan Mobley, the defensive player of the year this season, was also the top vote-getter for the NBA’s All-Defensive team that was revealed on Thursday.
Amen Thompson took a major step forward in Year 2, and he's just one of the many talented players that make up the youth movement in H-Town.
For the second year, the NBA employed “positionless” voting, asking voters to select the most deserving players, regardless of position.
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