The same twins Ausar and Amen Thompson have been storming the NBA this season, and now no one can pass on the same teams in the 2025 Rising Stars Challenge, repeating them.
The twins certainly had NBA reporters. Taylor Rookes is confused This is because they didn't first reveal who was who in a Friday afternoon interview in San Francisco during All-Star Weekend.
Everything seems identical until you look down, but what is the difference between them?
“I'm cool,” Orsard jokingly said in an interview with Lukes. “I'm even more a winner [Overtime Elite] On the day, I won the MVP. …We played [Amen]we beat him. ”
Amen felt a little different.
“He's just saying nonsense,” Amen said. “You can see the NBA victory and see who has more wins.”
Amen and Orsar were drafted fourth and fifth in the 2023 NBA Draft, respectively, and fans coming out of the overtime elite league don't know what to expect from the twins and distinguish them on draft night. I was unable to do so.
But it's not just about the appearance.
Oddly, Ausar and Amen averaged the same statistics so far in February.
AUSAR averaged 14.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.1 steel per game for the Pistons, while Amen averaged 13.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.6 steel for the Rocket.
For the rest of the season, Amen has better numbers, but it's worth noting that Ausar was recently unleashed when he recovered from. A blood clot discovered last March.
There's only a slight difference between the two, but NBA stars like Lakers' LeBron James and Pistons' Cade Cunningham recognize that the twins and their skills are unique to most of the NBA.
“He's another guy, he's not like us,” Cunningham told reporters on Aussard's athletic ability earlier this season.
James reflected his emotions. This time I've referenced both.
“Cade Cunningham said that was the best,” James said in January.
When they return to the Bay Area, just outside their hometown of San Leandro, the Thompson twins have lockers for each other for the Rising Stars mini tournament on Friday night.
Ausar and Amen will represent the Hall of Fame Mitch Richmond team in a four-team tournament.
