High emotional intelligence! The Rockets 22-year-old forward spoke out, took the initiative to show kindness to Durant, and mentioned 4 more honors
12:50am, 8 September 2025Basketball
Durant's arrival directly gave the Rockets confidence. In the playoffs last season, the Rockets lost because their free throw shooting percentage was too low. On the other hand, the Rockets had no player who could get points at critical moments, which is also the most troublesome problem for Uduka. In fact, the Rockets' defense has been very good. In terms of confrontation, the players in all positions of the Rockets are not inferior to the Warriors, but the Rockets just cannot defeat the Warriors.
Although the score was tied to 3:3 in two consecutive games, the Rockets lost again in the tiebreak battle at home. If the Rockets players can get points at critical moments, the Warriors will probably not be able to survive 6 games. Unfortunately, the Rockets lacked a top scorer like Durant last season. Of course, Shin Kyung, Van Frett and Jaylen Green can also score high points in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the performance of these three star players at critical moments is a bit disappointing, which is why the Rockets have to introduce Durant.
Durant is here, and the Rockets' biggest shortcoming no longer exists. Coupled with the Rockets' unsolved defense, tough confrontation and tall body shape, the Rockets have almost no shortcomings next season. Of course, Shepard, the young defender, needs to perform more. As long as he can perform normally, the Rockets have a chance to enter the Western Conference Finals or even the Finals.
Durant's arrival was very excited by a player, who is the Rockets' 22-year-old young forward Amen Thompson. As the Rockets' top defender in the league, Amen Thompson has a top-notch defense ability, but on the offensive end, he lacks range and is not good at shooting, so he can only attack at the basket.
Durant's arrival directly reduced the defensive pressure Amen Thompson faced much less next season, and Durant's offensive ability at critical moments will also share huge pressure Amen Thompson. A few days ago in a show, Amen Thompson said he could not wait to join forces with Durant; and in the latest show, Amen Thompson directly showed goodwill to the 37-year-old veteran when talking about Durant. He said: "Durant is one of the best players in history, and he may also be the best scorer in history, at least that's what I think. The Rockets got a player who is very threatening, and I think Durant is still one of the best players in the league right now."
Amen Thompson is not only tough in the style of the game but also excellent in his ball skills, but also has a high emotional intelligence. Facing veteran Durant, Amen Thompson directly gave Durant four "honors": it is not only one of the best in history, but also the best scorer in history, a very threatening player for the Rockets, and one of the best in the league right now.
Amen is really good at talking. Although Durant has not appeared in the Rockets' small training camp now, I believe that the young Rockets players led by Amen can't wait to meet Durant and want to play with him on the court. It seems that Amen Thompson is tough on the court and is very hard-working, but he is very good at talking off the court and has a high emotional intelligence.
Now Amen takes the initiative to show goodwill to Durant, which is laying the foundation for the two of them to join forces next season. After all, if you want to cooperate well with Durant, you must establish a good relationship off the court. Amen Thompson knows this well, so now he takes the initiative to speak out for Durant in order to show his greatest combat effectiveness with Durant next season.
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