NBA Draft: League 'Increasingly Confident' Rockets Will Take Amen Thompson at No. 4

The Houston Rockets are slated to pick Amen Thompson with the No. 4 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft.

Jeremy Brener | Jun 21, 2023

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The Houston Rockets are counting down the hours until the NBA Draft, where they hold the No. 4 pick.

With all of the drama surrounding the No. 2 pick and the Charlotte Hornets and the No. 3 pick and the Portland Trail Blazers, waters are beginning to calm down in terms of what the Rockets will do with the No. 4 pick.

Many expect the Rockets to stay the course and take Overtime Elite guard Amen Thompson, who has been linked to Houston in many mock drafts since the team received the No. 4 pick.

"League and team sources are becoming increasingly confident the Rockets will stay the course and select Amen with the fourth overall pick should he be on the board," Kelly Iko of The Athletic writes.

With Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller expected to be the first three picks in the draft, Thompson has emerged as the next man up and it's possible that he's even considered among the same tier as Henderson and Miller.

There is a possibility that the Rockets take Villanova forward Cam Whitmore or Amen's twin brother Ausar, but anyone other than Amen would be considered a surprise at this point.

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Published Jun 21, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.