Fred VanVleet's injury is still a tragic circumstance for the Houston Rockets to have to deal with this season. And yet, Amen Thompson just showed fans in preseason why he may be able to fill the gaps even better than expected.
We knew from the moment we heard of VanVleet's unfortunate ACL injury that this team was going to need someone to step up in the departments of ball handling, spacing, secondary creation, and two-way impact. Thompson was among the leading candidates to see a bigger role to begin with, but not everyone was certain he'd be able to thrive immediately.