Ausar Thompson had to watch his brother Amen Thompson make first-team All-Defense last season and I am sure part of him was happy for his twin. But you know Ausar wanted to be there himself, and will go into the offseason with a big chip on his shoulder, which could help him overtake his brother as arguably the best perimeter defender in the game.
On a recent episode of Yahoo Sports podcast, Vincent Goodwill said the Amen Thompson was “arguably the best perimeter defender in the NBA” which is why he was looking forward to Houston’s first matchup with OKC and MVP Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, which will be one of the NBA’s early featured games next season.