The third all-star is released? US media is optimistic about the 22-year-old newcomer, he is the head of the 3rd in Houston.

Since Durant joined the Rockets, the Rockets have nominally two All-Star players. One is Durant, who we are most familiar with - this epic scorer, and the other is the Rockets' young center and 23-year-old Alperen Shinkyung. The Rockets won the second place in the Western Conference last season, so Shin Kyung was also successfully selected into the All-Star lineup. Although he is just a substitute center in the West, at least he is one of the All-Star lineups. He is also the first player selected for the Rockets in five years after Harden and Westbrook. What's more important is that he is also trained by the Rockets themselves. The Rockets have always been less able to train young players, and now Shin Kyung has become a rare star that the Rockets have trained themselves.

Then the Rockets will have superstars like Durant on the outside next season, and Alperen Shinkyung, who is extremely brave in the European Championships in the interior. Do they really have the chance to win the championship? In fact, the Rockets still need a third core. Veteran Van Vreet is older and his performance in the playoffs last season was not very good. In only three or four of his seven playoffs, he performed well, and his offensive stability in the rest of the games was insufficient.

Rockets' 22-year-old star Amen Thompson actually has a chance to become the Rockets' third offensive choice. In addition to Durant, who averaged 26 points per game and Shin Kyung, who averaged 19 points per game, Amen Thompson has been improving this summer. He has worked hard in training and mid-range shooting. In terms of strength, defense and athletic ability, Amen Thompson is at the top level. He can play in 5 positions alone or defend 5 positions. There seems to be not many players in the league who are better than Amen Thompson.

In 69 regular season games last season, Amen Thompson averaged 14.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 1.4 steals per game. In the playoffs, Amen Thompson's various data have improved, averaging 33 minutes per game in 7 games, contributing 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.9 blocks. Although the three-point shooting percentage is not high, Amen Thompson wins in his strong impact ability, especially in the paint area at the basket, where he has a very strong ability to attack the basket.

US media Clutch Points also listed several players who may be selected for the All-Star next season. They believe that Wagner Jr. of the Magic, Derek White of the Celtics, Chet Homegren of the Thunder, and forward Flag of the Mavericks this year's No. 1 pick, and Amen Thompson of the Rockets, who we have been talking about, will all have the chance to enter the All-Star lineup next year.

It is not surprising that Rockets' Amen Thompson may become the third All-Star in the team, because Thompson is improving every year. He had the opportunity to become an All-Star last season, and finally after the regular season, he was successfully selected for the All-Defensive Team.

If he really trains three-pointers and mid-range shots this summer, Amen Thompson's tactical position in the Rockets next season should not be inferior to Shin Kyung and Durant's two All-Stars. If the Rockets can play first-class performance and statistics and the Rockets rank high in the regular season, Amen Thompson is very likely to become the Rockets' All-Star player next season with Shin Kyung and Durant. Obviously, Amen Thompson is now the third leader in Houston.