But in the back of Stone’s mind, he believed Thompson could play point guard in a pinch if needed. “He’s been playing point guard his whole life. When I looked back at his AAU footage, he was on the ball,” Stone said. “We always had him as a 1 [point guard]. That was the super thing about Amen: he’s a really good basketball player.” Stone was correct. Amen’s older brother, Troy Thompson Jr., told Andscape that Amen and twin brother Ausar, a Detroit Pistons forward, played point guard in youth basketball in the Oakland, California, area.AndscapeThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Rafael Stone believes in Amen Thompson at point guard