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Ausar Thompson

From the Archive Editor · Cunningham Era

Defends seven positions and is in the process of inventing an eighth.

Drafted fifth overall in 2023 from the Overtime Elite league — a non-traditional pipeline that the Pistons trusted. He has yet to make them regret it.

Defensively the most disruptive wing the franchise has had since Rodman. Long, fast, instinctive. He arrives at the basket on offense the way certain weather arrives — quickly, vertically, and with consequences.

Signed a reported five-year, $162M extension headed into 2026-27. Detroit has a defensive identity for the next half-decade because of him.

Career Lines

Drafted
2023 · No. 5 overall
From
Overtime Elite
Career RPG
6.4
Career SPG
1.5
Career BPG
1.1

Accolades

  • · 2024 NBA All-Rookie First Team
  • · Reported 5-year, $162M extension (2026)

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