Sengun vs. Thompson: An Inevitable Duel?

Battle for franchise supremacy

Nobody likes when young players are needlessly pitted against each other. This is especially true when they’re on the same team. If both players are showing promise and have complimentary skillsets, the comparison game feels unnecessary. If the point of team sports is to pursue shared objectives, what’s the point in creating division by trying to best each other?

However, internal competition can help foster player development and establish hierarchies that are necessary down the line. Also, in a salary cap league where front offices have to choose where to allocate their precious resources, it’s unrealistic to believe that competition isn’t already happening. It’s also important to bring something else up:

Not all competition is needless. That brings us to the Houston Rockets.