Latest News About Amen Thompson Contract

Here’s a concise update on Amen Thompson’s contract status.

• Current contract (Houston Rockets): Amen Thompson signed a rookie-scale contract in 2023. Reports show two to four seasons with a total around $40 million, with annual base salaries climbing from about $8.81M in 2023-24 to about $12.26M in 2026-27. This includes a 69% guaranteed portion of the total. [Source: contract trackers and salary databases][1][3]
• Team options and extensions: Per late-2024 to 2025 coverage, Houston exercised team options for the 2025-26 season, and discussions around the 2026-27 option were noted in public summaries, suggesting the Rockets retained control over his next couple of years through team-option mechanics.[2][4]
• Current reporting trends: Ongoing outlets continue to recap his contract figures, remaining years, and the remaining guaranteed money, with some sources listing remaining value around $21M to be earned across 2025-26 and 2026-27 depending on options elected.[3][4]

If you’d like, I can pull the latest precise numbers from current contract databases and summarize them in a quick table for easy reference. Also I can provide a brief comparison of Amen Thompson’s deal relative to typical rookie-scale extensions for his draft class.