Wonder twins Amen and Ausar Thompson projected to be taken top 10 in NBA Draft

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For all the things the Thompson Twins share — middle name, appetite for burgers, dynamic basketball skill sets — matching suits on draft night won't be one of them.

Amen and Ausar Thompson are dressing for success in their own unique style as they prepare to go in their own separate directions for really the first time. The 6-foot-7 guards out of Overtime Elite are projected in the AP mock draft to be selected in the top 10 Thursday night in New York.

That means, barring a daring move by a team, they will wind up in different cities.

It's a situation that's still hard to fully fathom for the 20-year-olds from California. It's also a situation that reveals another shared trait: Their sense of humor.

"We’ll just constantly text each other," explained Amen, who’s the older twin by a minute.

"But you don’t check your phone," Ausar quickly countered.

"He’s lying," Amen responded.

Kidding aside, their aim is to live up to their shared middle name of "XLNC" (pronounced excellence), which was bestowed on them to convey a sense of power.

Amen and Ausar Thompson are interviewed during the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery at McCormick Place on May 16, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)

"Just so with every time you’re saying their name, there’s that power behind it," their dad, Troy, said. "Excellence, greatness — we always use all these power words and so do they, in their own expressions, so they’re always thinking on that high note."

The Thompsons moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Florida when the twins were in eighth grade to enhance their basketball careers. The playmakers shined at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale,