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The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on June 22. Over the next six weeks, young talents around the country will be looking to make their dream of getting drafted come true. A total of 242 players, including 48 international players, filed for this year’s draft as early entry candidates and can still […]

The Charlotte Hornets are in a strange position. Not because their team owner – – living legend and NBA icon Michael Jordan — is preparing to sell the franchise as soon as this summer. Not even because LaMelo Ball — a dynamic point guard and the face of their franchise — had a season-ending ankle […]

The Detroit Pistons didn’t enter the season expected to be in the running for the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. However, with Cade Cunningham — the first overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft — sustaining a season-ending shin injury just 12 games into his 2022-23 campaign, the Pistons were suddenly upstream with […]

It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the Orlando Magic, as they drafted a superstar-in-the-making with their surprise first overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft in Paolo Banchero. Banchero, along with former Michigan Wolverines standout Franz Wagner, are players that the Magic should be able to lean on for years to come. […]

.The Overtime Elite has become a central part of basketball development as players prepare for the NBA. Two players this year to watch are twins Amen Thompson and Ausar Thomspon. The Thompson brothers joined Overtime Elite in 2021 when the program began, and they are two of the most polarizing players mentioned when discussing the 2023 […]

Bryson Tiller knew how lucky he was to be able to play alongside Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson in the Overtime Elite with the City Reapers. And sure enough, he made the most of his opportunity before the twins headed to the NBA. Tiller, one of the top prospects of the 2025 class, opened up […]

Ausar Thompson and Amen Thompson absolutely dominated in the Overtime Elite Finals for the 2022-23 season, with the twin coming up clutch to lead the City Reapers to a sweep of the YNG Dreamerz. Naturally, basketball fans are hyped to see the duo show what they can do before they head to the NBA. Amen […]

In Game 2 of the Overtime Elite Finals for the 2022-23 season, Amen Thompson banked the buzzer-beater to lead the City Reapers to victory and to the 2-0 lead. In Game 3, it was his twin brother Ausar Thompson who took the spotlight and finished things off. The City Reapers and YNG Dreamerz figured in […]

And then there were two. The 2022-23 Overtime Elite season is coming closer to crowning a new champion. Only the best of the best remain, so fans should expect some exciting basketball in the next few weeks. With potential top-three NBA Draft pick Amen Thompson and his twin brother Ausar leading the way, the City […]

And then there were four. The 2022-23 Overtime Elite season is coming down to a wire, so only the best of the best still remains in contention for the title. Featuring the twins Ausar and Amen Thompson, potential lottery picks in the 2023 NBA Draft, the OTE semifinals are already up and running but there […]

Get excited, Overtime Elite fans. The semifinal round of the playoffs is upon us, which means only four teams remain in the playoff race, the Holy Rams, YNG Dreamerz, Cold Hearts, and City Reapers. There’s one series in particular that fans should be excited for, and that’s the matchup between the Cold Hearts and City […]

Overtime Elite is heading to the playoffs, and there are plenty of teams and rising stars to watch out for as the second season of the tournament enters its final chapter. City Reapers, led by the twins Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson, topped the standings with a 14-1 record and automatically qualifies for the semifinals […]

The 2022-23 Overtime Elite regular season is coming down to a wire. With the playoffs two weeks away, every game can affect the standings. Two of the best teams in the league are set to face each other on Friday, a thriller for any basketball lovers. Led by a potential top-three NBA Draft pick in […]

With the playoffs less than a month away, the 2022-23 Overtime Elite season is coming down to a wire. Just a week after an eventful encounter, the two best teams in Overtime Elite are set for a rematch. The City Reapers, led by twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson, will host the YNG Dreamerz. With […]

The stage is set for one of the most anticipated games of the 2022-23 Overtime Elite season. The two best teams in the league will face each other on Friday, which should be a must-see event for basketball lovers. Led by a potential top-three NBA Draft pick in 2023 in Amen Thompson and his twin […]

The 2023 NBA Draft boasts one of the most talented and talked-about draft classes in modern NBA history. Two prospects in particular, Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, stand out as the best in the class. The former is a 7’4″ behemoth with superb shooting touch and ball-handling abilities, while the latter is an explosive three-level […]

Twin brother basketball prospects Amen and Ausar Thompson, now 19, have drawn social media hype for at least several years now. But the Thompsons have really started to make a name for themselves playing for the Overtime Elite’s City Reapers over the last two seasons. The guards have taken the Overtime Elite league by storm since […]

Until 2006, high school basketball players were allowed to skip college and enter their names in the NBA draft. During those years, quite a few players took advantage of that opportunity with notable names such as Moses Malone, Darryl Dawkins, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett and Tracy McGrady. There were those that didn’t end […]

NBA Draft prospect Ausar Thompson continues to show in Overtime Elite why he is one of the top prospects for 2023. On Friday against the Cold Hearts, Thompson put on display his insane speed that should only make NBA executives salivate about his potential as a pro. After getting the rebound, the young shooting guard […]

The 2022-23 season has not even started but basketball fans and scouts are already talking about the 2023 NBA Draft. That’s especially true after seeing two consensus top prospects in this year’s cycle, Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, put up big numbers in a pair of exhibition games in Las Vegas this past week. Here, […]