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Ausar Thompson

Ausar Thompson

SG/PF/SF • Detroit Pistons Proj Rank 17 Actual 14 88 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
9.613.136.0726.22.01.114.53
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Ausar Thompson | Fantasy Outlook

Ausar Thompson Season Outlook: High-End Defensive Stocks in Detroit's Starting Core

Ausar Thompson enters his fourth NBA campaign firmly entrenched in Detroit's starting rotation alongside primary creator Cade Cunningham. Currently holding an ADP around 88, the 23-year-old wing gives fantasy managers an exceptional combination of athletic defense and rebounding from the perimeter. With recent reports highlighting frontcourt contract discussions regarding Jalen Duren, Thompson's complementary role in transition and on the glass remains rock solid.

Our models project Thompson to produce 24.0 fantasy points across 24.9 minutes per game over 70 projected appearances. He remains an impactful multi-category contributor, projected to average 10.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game while converting 50.9% of his attempts from the field.

While perimeter shooting remains a category liability with our projection pegging him at 20.5% from beyond the arc, Thompson's disruptive defensive event generation provides steady mid-round utility. League ownership holding strong at 89% reflects his trusted floor as an anchor for steals and rebounds.

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/17 CLE 28 2/7 5 0 0 7 2 1 1633
05/15 CLE 24 4/6 10 4 4 9 1 2 3517
05/13 CLE 40 2/6 6 5 4 7 3 2 3417
05/11 CLE 18 2/3 4 1 1 4 0 4 845
05/09 CLE 29 4/10 9 5 0 7 2 0 2921
05/07 CLE 23 5/8 10 2 2 7 0 0 2520
05/05 CLE 32 4/6 11 5 1 8 1 1 3110
05/03 ORL 33 4/5 8 4 2 4 2 1 2614
05/01 ORL 36 2/7 4 6 1 10 4 0 357
04/29 ORL 36 3/5 6 6 5 15 2 5 422
04/27 ORL 32 2/8 6 1 1 9 2 2 2220
04/25 ORL 37 7/10 17 3 2 8 5 1 440
04/22 ORL 27 5/9 11 1 2 8 1 2 267
04/19 ORL 25 3/7 8 1 3 7 0 2 2215
04/12 IND 21 3/4 7 4 1 5 1 1 2230
04/10 CHA 24 5/8 12 6 3 5 1 3 3232
04/08 MIL 24 4/6 10 4 2 4 2 0 2924
04/06 ORL 30 4/5 8 6 0 3 3 1 2627
04/04 PHI 24 7/11 14 2 3 5 1 4 2712
04/02 MIN 31 3/6 7 9 2 9 3 1 403
03/31 TOR 26 2/6 5 5 2 7 0 3 2224
03/30 OKC 25 3/5 8 5 3 7 1 2 3021
03/28 MIN 24 3/6 6 0 4 6 0 1 2034
03/26 NO 28 4/4 11 0 3 4 2 1 2524
03/25 ATL 37 9/11 18 5 4 4 1 1 3913
03/23 LAL 35 3/11 6 3 1 5 1 1 2029
03/20 GS 24 4/10 8 4 7 3 1 5 2916
03/19 WAS 24 3/7 10 3 1 9 2 2 2937
03/17 WAS 27 3/7 6 2 0 7 0 1 1628
03/15 TOR 24 2/8 4 3 1 1 1 1 1334
03/05 SA 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 1 144
03/03 CLE 31 7/11 16 6 4 6 1 1 4120
03/01 ORL 20 4/5 9 3 2 11 3 0 3717
02/27 CLE 35 7/10 18 5 2 8 1 1 4014
02/25 OKC 28 5/7 11 7 3 4 2 3 3310
02/23 SA 17 4/6 8 2 0 4 0 2 1427
02/21 CHI 32 4/12 8 8 3 3 0 2 2819
02/19 NY 30 4/8 10 4 3 5 0 1 2732
02/11 TOR 24 2/3 4 4 1 4 1 2 1728
02/09 CHA 25 3/8 6 2 2 8 0 1 2232
02/06 NY 23 1/3 2 1 2 3 3 1 1634
02/05 WAS 32 5/8 13 3 4 9 2 2 3818
02/03 DEN 23 5/9 10 3 2 6 1 0 2822
02/01 BKN 24 4/5 9 3 3 8 2 0 3314
01/30 GS 28 3/10 7 2 6 8 0 2 3013
01/29 PHO 25 3/6 6 6 0 4 0 1 1926
01/27 DEN 19 5/7 14 1 5 4 1 1 3113
01/25 SAC 20 2/5 5 6 2 5 0 2 2220
01/23 HOU 23 5/8 12 3 2 8 0 2 2829
01/21 NO 28 5/10 12 3 3 9 0 0 3318
01/19 BOS 27 3/6 7 2 4 7 1 1 2732
01/17 IND 15 2/3 7 1 3 7 1 1 2438
01/15 PHO 19 2/6 5 2 0 6 0 0 1535
01/10 LAC 34 3/6 6 6 2 3 3 1 2823
01/07 CHI 28 5/11 11 3 3 8 2 2 3318
01/05 NY 19 4/8 10 1 2 7 0 3 2128
01/04 CLE 21 4/9 8 2 1 8 1 3 2229
01/01 MIA 30 5/8 12 2 1 2 2 2 2121
12/30 LAL 21 3/6 7 3 1 2 1 0 1839
12/28 LAC 23 1/6 6 1 2 6 1 2 1926
12/26 UTA 15 3/4 8 0 1 6 0 3 1441
12/23 SAC 35 6/13 19 2 0 6 0 0 2923
12/22 POR 27 8/16 18 3 3 12 0 2 418
12/20 CHA 25 5/8 14 2 3 4 4 4 3223
12/18 DAL 8 3/7 8 2 1 2 0 0 1534
12/15 BOS 22 3/6 7 0 0 6 0 2 1246
12/12 ATL 21 5/9 12 1 2 6 2 3 2634
12/06 MIL 27 6/7 13 8 1 6 0 1 3322
12/05 POR 24 6/12 15 2 1 4 0 1 2427
12/03 MIL 25 3/7 10 5 2 6 0 2 2728
12/01 ATL 29 3/4 8 1 1 7 1 1 2139
11/29 MIA 30 5/9 10 3 1 8 0 3 2344
11/28 ORL 22 3/7 8 2 1 7 0 3 1836
11/26 BOS 25 2/8 8 2 1 8 1 2 2333
11/24 IND 30 6/9 13 4 1 3 0 1 2438
11/22 MIL 27 3/6 6 1 2 2 1 0 1653
11/18 ATL 23 3/5 6 0 1 2 3 0 1635
11/09 PHI 33 6/10 14 4 3 5 0 2 3010
11/07 BKN 33 7/14 14 4 3 6 1 1 3412
11/05 UTA 31 7/12 18 4 1 7 1 2 3429
11/03 MEM 26 4/7 9 1 4 4 2 2 2520
11/01 DAL 28 6/12 15 1 2 7 0 2 2726
10/29 ORL 29 4/14 12 6 1 11 1 1 3717
10/27 CLE 15 3/6 6 0 0 3 0 1 946
10/26 BOS 36 7/16 21 3 2 12 0 1 4337
10/24 HOU 24 9/16 19 4 1 2 1 1 3019
10/22 CHI 33 5/8 11 7 1 9 1 1 3514
Totals: 2277 352/674 836 272 173 528 94 133 2278
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 DET 63 24.6 .483 .186 .597 8.8 1.9 6.4 0.9 1.1 1.3
24-25 DET 65 22.0 .538 .216 .629 10.2 2.2 5.1 0.7 1.6 1.4
25-26 DET 79 25.9 .522 .240 .568 9.8 3.1 6.0 1.1 2.0 1.5
3-YEAR AVG 69 24.3 .515 .201 .596 9.6 2.4 5.9 0.9 1.6 1.4
Totals 215 24.4 .516 .200 .593 9.6 2.5 5.9 0.9 1.6 1.4

Thompson Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
78 0.527 0.569 0.19 1.3 0.3 11.5 6.6 3.5 22.1 11.6 6.7 11.5 2.1 0.05 0 8.1 18.3 9.5 3.5 27.5 6.3 4.8 26
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
27 0.534 0.548 0.167 0.3 0 4 1.9 1 7 3.7 2.3 3.8 2.3 0 0 2.6 6 4 1 9 2 2 26.9
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Detroit Pistons

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Cade Cunningham PG/SG 100% 100%
Ausar Thompson SG/PF/SF 89% 67%
Duncan Robinson SG/SF 6% 6%
Daniss Jenkins PG/SG 17% 17%
NAME OWN START
John Collins PF/C 78% 17%
NAME OWN START
Jalen Duren C 100% 100%

Team Rankings

PTS
117.8
8th
REB
45.6
8th
AST
27.8
11th
TO
14.2
20th
FG%
48.5
3rd
3P%
35.6
19th
FT%
76.3
27th
eFG%
54.6
16th
STL
10.4
1st
BLK
6.4
1st
PF
22.0
30th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
PistonsPistons60-220.732-117.8109.6
CavaliersCavaliers52-300.6348119.5115.4
BucksBucks32-500.39028110.6116.8
BullsBulls31-510.37829116.3121.5
PacersPacers19-630.23241112.4120.4

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Cade Cunningham6423.95.59.91.40.83.746.134.281.2  
Daniss Jenkins729.32.33.90.90.21.640.837.483.2  
Marcus Sasser385.21.02.00.50.10.839.041.583.3  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Duncan Robinson7712.22.72.10.60.30.745.641.075.5  
Kevin Huerter6910.03.52.60.90.51.045.130.877.5  
Ausar Thompson739.95.73.12.00.91.552.525.057.1  
Javonte Green826.92.80.71.20.30.544.738.184.0  
Chaz Lanier342.40.70.50.20.00.131.528.483.3  
Colby Jones12.04.02.00.00.00.033.30.00.0  
Wendell Moore Jr.61.71.00.70.30.30.257.10.0100.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Tobias Harris6313.35.12.50.90.41.046.936.886.6  
Ron Holland II788.24.01.21.20.31.243.225.380.5  
Caris LeVert607.42.02.70.90.71.441.733.367.9  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Isaiah Stewart5810.05.01.10.31.61.255.033.375.6  
Paul Reed657.84.51.20.90.90.961.732.566.4  
Tolu Smith153.73.30.90.10.40.550.00.066.7  
Bobi Klintman121.81.60.50.30.00.533.330.80.0  
Isaac Jones71.30.70.10.00.10.142.90.075.0  
Dario Šarić51.01.20.40.00.00.416.733.3100.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jalen Duren7019.510.52.00.80.81.965.00.074.7  

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Player Timeline

Jun 17th

Jazz Likely to Keep Lauri Markkanen Amid Trade Speculation

Jun 16th

Top NBA Playoff Highlights of 2026: Wemby, LeBron, OG, and More Deliver ...

May 22nd

Cavs Struggle Against Knicks, Fall 109-93 in Game 2 of Eastern Conference ...

May 16th

Ausar Thompson Sparks Pistons’ Game 6 Win, Forces Game 7 vs. Cavaliers ...

May 15th

J.B. Considers Lineup Change, Shows Trust in Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson ...

May 13th

Pistons’ Ausar Thompson Targets 3-2 Series Lead in Game 5 vs. Cavaliers ...

May 7th

Ausar Thompson Emerges as Defensive Force, Leads NBA Playoffs in Steals ...

May 6th

Ausar Thompson Delivers Highlight Chasedown Block as Pistons Hold Lead ...

May 5th

Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell Dominates Pistons in Limited Matchups; Detroit ...

Apr 29th

Ausar Thompson Tests Leg on Sidelines After Awkward Landing, Appears ...

Apr 25th

Ausar Thompson’s Defensive Versatility Fuels Pistons’ Game 2 30-3 ...

Apr 22nd

Ausar Thompson Sparks Early Pistons Lead with Highlight Denial on ESPN

Apr 19th

2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Finalists Announced: Chet Holmgren, ...

Apr 17th

Ausar Thompson Gives Back to Detroit Community with Surprise Gift Cards ...

Apr 16th

Ausar Thompson and Ron Holland Train with Fred Vinson After Practice

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