NBA Communications: Houston Rockets guard-forward Amen Thompson and Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Defensive Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in January.
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
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Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler
#Rockets starters tonight vs Nets:
Aaron Holiday
Jalen Green
Amen Thompson
Dillon Brooks
Alperen Sengun
Last night Eason got his 1st start of the season, tonight Holiday with his 1st start. Oh, and Sengun (calf) returns after missing the last 3 games. – 7:05 PM
#Rockets starters tonight vs Nets:
Aaron Holiday
Jalen Green
Amen Thompson
Dillon Brooks
Alperen Sengun
Last night Eason got his 1st start of the season, tonight Holiday with his 1st start. Oh, and Sengun (calf) returns after missing the last 3 games. – 7:05 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Alperen Sengun (calf) will return tonight against the Nets after a three-game absence. Aaron Holiday gets the start. Rockets will run a starting lineup of:
G – Aaron Holiday
G – Jalen Green
F – Amen Thompson
F – Dillon Brooks
C – Alperen Sengun – 7:02 PM
Alperen Sengun (calf) will return tonight against the Nets after a three-game absence. Aaron Holiday gets the start. Rockets will run a starting lineup of:
G – Aaron Holiday
G – Jalen Green
F – Amen Thompson
F – Dillon Brooks
C – Alperen Sengun – 7:02 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Full Ime Udoka Pregame Interview:
– Sengun, Landale both gametime decisions
– The plan to hold Tari Eason out of back to backs
– Amen Thompson winning NBA Defensive Player of the Month
– Rockets defensive slippage last month+
– Reed Sheppard status youtube.com/watch?v=gTnF8U… – 6:27 PM
Full Ime Udoka Pregame Interview:
– Sengun, Landale both gametime decisions
– The plan to hold Tari Eason out of back to backs
– Amen Thompson winning NBA Defensive Player of the Month
– Rockets defensive slippage last month+
– Reed Sheppard status youtube.com/watch?v=gTnF8U… – 6:27 PM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
📈 Triple-Double Boom update: Three more triple-doubles last night (Miles Bridges, Nikola Jokić and Amen Thompson). That’s 94 on the season. Gonna blow past the record. sports.yahoo.com/nikola-jokic-a… – 4:45 PM
📈 Triple-Double Boom update: Three more triple-doubles last night (Miles Bridges, Nikola Jokić and Amen Thompson). That’s 94 on the season. Gonna blow past the record. sports.yahoo.com/nikola-jokic-a… – 4:45 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Cason Wallace goes #2 overall in the Rising Stars draft by Tim Hardaway.
Amen Thompson was the #1 pick.
Wallace leads all sophomores in steals and in net rating. – 4:14 PM
Cason Wallace goes #2 overall in the Rising Stars draft by Tim Hardaway.
Amen Thompson was the #1 pick.
Wallace leads all sophomores in steals and in net rating. – 4:14 PM
Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler
#Rockets Amen Thompson just selected w/ the 1st pick in the #CastrolRisingStars Draft by Team Mitch Richmond. pic.x.com/dA75a8p9xT – 4:14 PM
#Rockets Amen Thompson just selected w/ the 1st pick in the #CastrolRisingStars Draft by Team Mitch Richmond. pic.x.com/dA75a8p9xT – 4:14 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Cason Wallace has been selected with the No. 2 pick in the Rising Stars draft to Tim Hardaway’s team. Amen Thompson went No. 1. – 4:12 PM
Cason Wallace has been selected with the No. 2 pick in the Rising Stars draft to Tim Hardaway’s team. Amen Thompson went No. 1. – 4:12 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
More on Andrew Nembhard being honored for his defense, along with Rick Carlisle being Coach of the Month in the East.
“There is no job more difficult in this league.”
fieldhousefiles.com/p/rick-carlisl… – 4:04 PM
More on Andrew Nembhard being honored for his defense, along with Rick Carlisle being Coach of the Month in the East.
“There is no job more difficult in this league.”
fieldhousefiles.com/p/rick-carlisl… – 4:04 PM
Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Amen Thompson has been named the West defensive player of the month for January.
Wemby was a nominee – 2:34 PM
Amen Thompson has been named the West defensive player of the month for January.
Wemby was a nominee – 2:34 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard named Eastern Conference *Defensive* Player of the Month for January.
This is Season 1 for the monthly award celebrating defense. – 2:30 PM
Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard named Eastern Conference *Defensive* Player of the Month for January.
This is Season 1 for the monthly award celebrating defense. – 2:30 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
The full Mike Breen call on the New York Knicks broadcast of Amen Thompson’s crazy move and dunk in transition last night. pic.x.com/XWjUySeTaW – 1:32 PM
The full Mike Breen call on the New York Knicks broadcast of Amen Thompson’s crazy move and dunk in transition last night. pic.x.com/XWjUySeTaW – 1:32 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Amen Thompson is the first Rocket since Hakeem to average
10.0+ RPG
1.5+ SPG
1.5+ BPG
as a starter. pic.x.com/JNpbO5JXRY – 1:18 PM
Amen Thompson is the first Rocket since Hakeem to average
10.0+ RPG
1.5+ SPG
1.5+ BPG
as a starter. pic.x.com/JNpbO5JXRY – 1:18 PM
More on this storyline
Scott Agness: Both Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin are good to go for today vs Hawks -via Twitter @ScottAgness / February 1, 2025
Scott Agness: Andrew Nembhard (back sprain) and Bennedict Mathurin (illness) are both listed as questionable for Saturday’s game v Atlanta. They both missed last game. -via Bluesky / January 31, 2025
Andrew Nembhard appears ripe for the picking, but don’t judge an NBA team’s books by its cover. The Indiana Pacers are in a money crunch for 2025-26, approaching unfamiliar territory: the luxury tax. Nembhard’s contract structure could provide an opportunity to avoid it. Other teams have noticed, dialing up Indiana and making significant offers for the third-year guard who has become an essential contributor. But talks haven’t gone anywhere, according to league sources in contact with Indiana. The Pacers love Nembhard, are confident about the current roster and could break financial tradition next season, paying the luxury tax for the first time in two decades. -via New York Times / January 31, 2025
StatMuse: Amen Thompson tonight: 25 PTS 11 REB 11 AST 3 STOCKS Joins Sengun and Francis as the only Rockets sophomores with multiple triple-doubles. pic.x.com/vi8hQautEw -via Twitter @statmuse / February 3, 2025
Since naming Thompson a full-time starter, the Rockets have blasted into the top ten in Offensive Rating. In the month of January alone, the Rockets have had the league’s 4th best offense, trailing only the Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, and Memphis Grizzlies. -via Substack / January 28, 2025
Thompson can’t shoot for shit and he knows it. He’s made just 24 percent of his threes on a meager 56 attempts this season. That’s about as many threes as Tyrese Maxey has taken in his last five games. Still, the Rockets are a better offense when Thompson is on the court and that’s because he’s one of the most prolific opportunistic scorers in the NBA. Thompson is one of six players this season that have scored 100 or more points off turnovers, second chances, and fastbreaks. -via Substack / January 28, 2025