Recognition from defensive experts! Zhuang Meng responds to George: Have you seen Amen play?

On May 31, 2025, Philadelphia star Paul George said in his podcast that the era of defensive players is gone forever. For example, Tony Allen, there is still George himself. All he can do is to make their moves difficult as much as possible. This passage has also caused heated discussions among many people, especially whether George's own defensive ability is very strong.

Recently, Green responded to George's statement on his podcast. Green said: I completely disagree with his statement. Has he watched Amen Thompson play? The Thompson brothers have a body advantage when defending. I also think he is completely wrong to compare himself with Tony Allen. George is not a blockade defender, and his defense has not reached the level of Tony Allen. His statement is disrespect for young people. I can see the existence of these people.

Green's words also reflect his views on the current top defenders in the league, especially Amen Thompson, their first round opponent of the Rockets, whom Green admires him very much. In the first round of the playoffs, although it was Amen's first playoff journey and he struggled a little, his ability on the defensive end is still obvious to all, especially as a young man, he was selected for the best defensive team this season, which is enough to prove his ability.

For the Rockets, they are indeed lucky to have young people like Amen. I hope the team can better train him so that he can become the hottest star in the league in the next few years.