The Houston Rockets and Amen Thompson have come to terms on a 5 year, $208M contract extension which will include keep him tied to the team through 2032. The new deal will also feature a 10% trade kicker as the team locks up a key piece of its core for the foreseeable future.
The Oakland native is set to earn $12.3M in 2026-27, as he plays out the final season of his four year rookie scale contract. His extension will then kick in next year and run through 2031-32.
Thompson has been heralded for his versatility with the Rockets, regularly serving as a Swiss army knife that can play multiple positions depending on who is on the floor. The 23 year old led the NBA in minutes played in 2025-26 while setting career highs in virtually every statistical category.
Originally drafted 4th overall by Houston in 2023, Thompson averaged 18.3pts/7.8reb/5.3ast per game across 79 contests last season. He joins a core group of Rockets players that have now signed multi-year extensions which includes Alperen Şengün, Jabari Smith Jr., and Tari Eason.
Amen’s brother Ausar, currently with the Detroit Pistons, will now also be eligible for an extension as well, and is likely to point to his twin’s deal in negotiations. The younger of the twins averaged 9.9pts/5.7reb/3.1ast per game for the Pistons last season.
Amen finished 8th in Defensive Player of the Year voting last season while his brother finished 3rd. Amen’s offence took a large step forward last year, but there is still room for him to grow in that regard if he’s able to refine his outside shooting.
As a team, Houston had a net rating of +6.6 when Thompson was on the court, but that figure fell to a team low +1.6 when he was on the bench. The former OTE standout took on a large share of the team’s ball handling duties as a result of Fred VanVleet’s season ending ACL tear, but can also shift to a wing position when called upon as well.
When his new pact kicks in it will see him earn an average annual value of $41.6M per season, representing a sizeable pay raise for the ascending star.
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