The manager of Rocket Summer League praised Amen-Thompson: he showed maturity inconsistent with age.
Live broadcast on July 9 News the Rockets Summer League’s first game was 100-99 to nearly win the Blazers. After the game, the Rockets summer league coach Ben Sullivan praised the rookie Amen-Thompson in an interview. Ben Sullivan said: “His way of handling the ball is calm and mature. For such a young player, this is a huge wealth! This kind of ability of reading competition, keep yourself, stick to what you should do, and not be attracted by external things and distracted.” He added: “Amen-Thompson not only has scoring ability, but also has good organizational ability. He has been looking for teammates and reading games on the court.” Amen-Thompson made 6 of the 13 shots, 1 of the 3 points, 3 of the 4 free throws, and contributed 16 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 steals of comprehensive data. However, due to an ankle injury in a fight at the last moment, he is not expected to play the rest of the summer league.
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