{"id":438388,"date":"2023-06-23T06:07:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=438388"},"modified":"2023-06-23T06:07:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:07:43","slug":"amen-ausar-1st-brothers-as-top-5-picks-in-nba","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/amen-ausar-1st-brothers-as-top-5-picks-in-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"Amen, Ausar 1st brothers as top 5 picks in NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The people watched history at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as the 2023 NBA Draft took place. The twins&#8217; Amen and Ausar Thompson were selected back-to-back.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Amen and Ausar Thompson make history \u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VTf1rsFdWB\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/VTf1rsFdWB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1672041510685265920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Houston Rockets drafted Amen with the 4<sup>th<\/sup> overall pick, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/detroit-pistons\/\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> used the 5<sup>th<\/sup> overall pick to add Ausar. That is the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time in the National Basketball League history that brothers were drafted in the top 5.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will make jokes with my brother as I was picked first. It means a lot not only to me but to my family,&#8221; Amen shared. &#8220;Me and Ausar, we didn&#8217;t care which one would be drafted ahead. But to make it to the NBA means the whole world to my family, as we work very hard to be here. Us drafted back-to-back, be the 1<sup>st<\/sup> brothers in the same draft to go top 5; I can&#8217;t even explain how happy we are right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There are now six sets of identical twins in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fd\ufe0f Ausar and Amen Thompson<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Kris and Keegan Murray<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Brook and Robin Lopez<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Caleb and Cody Martin<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Marcus and Markieff Morris<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Justin and Julian Champagnie <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D2VOEtAcDK\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/D2VOEtAcDK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/1672073566110769152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Amen and Ausar Thompson made a dream board when they were 9 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Their goals:<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Become greatest NBA player ever<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Become multi-billionaires<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Get a shoe company<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Become 6&#8217;9&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>The twins were just taken BACK-TO-BACK at 4 and 5 \u2014 Overtime Elite\u2019s first draft picks ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ezZij8iTO\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9ezZij8iTO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Front Office Sports (@FOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOS\/status\/1672041577659658255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The people watched history at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as the 2023 NBA Draft took place. 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