Amen Thompson
HOU · 2025-26Primary starterHigh evidenceWhat does Amen Thompson actually supply on the floor?
Amen Thompson's strongest evidenced functions are creation, passing, rebounding; the weakest available areas are shooting, rim protection, event creation. The profile is tied to HOU for 2025-26.
Function profile
2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | HOU | Primary starter | High evidence | 74 | 72 | 27 | 73 | — | 66 | — | — | 54 | 65 | 72 |
| 2024-25 | HOU | — | High evidence | 66 | 68 | 35 | 70 | 43 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 69 | 74 | 72 |
| 2023-24 | HOU | — | High evidence | 54 | 64 | 31 | 57 | 50 | 61 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 79 | 78 |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.HOU did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Amen Thompson. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 5600 possessions · off floor 1813 possessions
HOU did not have strong functional backup for Amen Thompson in event creation; removing him cost about 26.7% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Fred VanVleet.
Replacement evidence
Fred VanVleet · Dillon Brooks · Jalen Green · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr.
shrunk net 2.5250 over 859 possessions
on floor 4454 possessions · off floor 3307 possessions
HOU had an observed replacement lineup for Amen Thompson, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr.] at -0.3 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 1439 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Fred VanVleet · Dillon Brooks · Jalen Green · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr.
shrunk net -0.2750 over 1439 possessions
on floor 2519 possessions · off floor 4660 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.Amen Thompson has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Amen Thompson has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Amen Thompson has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.