also the most prominent faces of Overtime Elite’s
f ledgling operation, which has brought 26 players
to Atlanta to live and train fulltime.
Overtime began as one of many online
platforms dedicated to filming, aggregating, and
magnifying player highlights. As the appetite
for high school hoops video clips grew, Overtime
became one of the dominant brands in that
space. And, with the inception of the Overtime
Elite (OTE) program in early 2021, it offers an
alternative to college for teenage players, one that
allows them to receive state-of-the-art training
while monetizing their brands.
But the Thompsons aren’t here to become
celebrities. Amen and Ausar each have more than
20,000 followers on Instagram, but neither actively
uses Twitter or TikTok—an amazing level of
restraint for popular, talented Gen Z athletes.
Rather, the two are set firmly on preparing as
much as they possibly can for the 2023 NBA draft,
for which they are both potential lottery picks.
Overtime is known for pushing f lashy highlights,
but there’s substance to what’s happening here: Pro
scouts have filed into the building all season, and
many have come away raving about the Thompsons.
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