By: TBT Staff
On Monday, it was announced that Overtime Elite is entering the first NBA-draft eligible team in TBT history this summer. The roster will be headlined by twins Amen & Ausar Thompson, both projected top-10 picks in the 2023 draft. Other notable names include projected second-round pick Jazian Gortman and four-year NBA vet Malcolm Thomas. For more, check out this article from ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Projected 2023 lottery picks Amen and Ausar Thompson will be part of a team Overtime is sending to compete in The Basketball Tournament, marking the first time NBA draft-eligible prospects will participate in TBT. Story: <a href="https://t.co/ji8HPZBDaW">https://t.co/ji8HPZBDaW</a></p>— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1536417072724553732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨BREAKING🚨: 2023 Projected Top-10 NBA picks Amen and Ausar Thompson will be competing in TBT 2022 with Team Overtime! <a href="https://twitter.com/overtime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@overtime</a> <br><br>This marks the first time NBA draft-eligible prospects will participate in the TBT 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/KOtvmBHJi4">pic.twitter.com/KOtvmBHJi4</a></p>— TBT (@thetournament) <a href="https://twitter.com/thetournament/status/1536429956590346240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>