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Ausar Thompson

Ausar Thompson

SF · #9 · USALicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Detroit Pistons

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2025-26 per game · 73 games
9.9 PTS 5.7 REB 3.1 AST 54.5% TS
Detroit Pistons roster

Ausar Thompson is a 23-year-old small forward, listed at 6′7″ (201 cm). Ausar Thompson is listed with the Detroit Pistons in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 9.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 73 games with 54.5% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $9.06M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2032.

2025-26 season statistics

9.9PTS per game#219 of 582
5.7REB per game#85 of 582
3.1AST per game#130 of 582
2.0STL per game#4 of 582
0.9BLK per game#52 of 582
1.5TO per game#149 of 582
26.0MIN per game#170 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
73303–57752.5%6–2425.0%109–19157.1%53.0%54.5%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
15.517.0%110.9105.8+3962.0730721

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
1430.58.27.93.12.01.850.5%14.3%51.6%52.0%+4

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

10PointsOct 5, 2026 vs PHX
2ReboundsOct 5, 2026 vs PHX
2AssistsOct 5, 2026 vs PHX
03-pointersOct 5, 2026 vs PHX
3StealsOct 5, 2026 vs PHX
1BlocksOct 5, 2026 vs PHX

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 5 preseasonvs PHXW 109–10718:1810223115-80-00-1+2

View all 1 logged games in 2026-27

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Ausar Thompson took 4% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 56% at the rim, 34% elsewhere in the paint and 6% from mid-range.

0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)12/15 (80%)6/10 (60%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)18/21 (86%)18/39 (46%)8/11 (73%)1/8 (13%)2/7 (29%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)75/114 (66%)31/46 (67%)6/17 (35%)8/19 (42%)4/13 (31%)5/6 (83%)2/2 (100%)1/6 (17%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)23/32 (72%)3/8 (38%)2/7 (29%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)21/26 (81%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)8/14 (57%)7/17 (41%)2/7 (29%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/2 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 303–578 (52.4%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area214–32266.5 (-0.7)67.255.7%
In the paint (non-RA)73–19437.6 (-6.9)44.533.6%
Mid-range10–3727.0 (-14.8)41.86.4%
Corner 33–1421.4 (-17.3)38.82.4%
Above the break 33–1127.3 (-7.9)35.21.9%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 101st of 160 · In the paint (non-RA): 147th of 160 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; the provider's shot log has 303–578 against stored whynba season totals of 303–577 (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 9.9 per game51
Rebounds 5.7 per game81
Assists 3.1 per game72
Steals 2.0 per game99
Blocks 0.9 per game89
3-pointers made 0.1 per game9
True shooting 54.527
Usage 17.036
PER 15.566
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 1.5 per game31

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Jusuf Nurkić (10.9 / 10.4 / 4.8) · Dyson Daniels (11.9 / 6.8 / 5.9) · Derik Queen (11.7 / 7.1 / 3.7) · Precious Achiuwa (10.1 / 6.7 / 1.4) · Bilal Coulibaly (11.7 / 4.3 / 2.6) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Ausar Thompson average?
Ausar Thompson averaged 9.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 73 games.
What is Ausar Thompson's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Ausar Thompson shot 52.5% from the field, 25.0% from three (6 of 24) and 57.1% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 54.5%.
How old is Ausar Thompson?
Ausar Thompson is 23 years old. He was born on January 30, 2003.
How tall is Ausar Thompson?
Ausar Thompson is 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm) tall and plays SF, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Ausar Thompson from?
Ausar Thompson is from the United States and played at Overtime Elite before the NBA.
What team does Ausar Thompson play for?
Ausar Thompson is listed with the Detroit Pistons in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Ausar Thompson wear?
The NBA directory lists Ausar Thompson at No. 9 for the Detroit Pistons. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Ausar Thompson's next game?
Ausar Thompson and the Detroit Pistons next play at the Washington Wizards on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Ausar Thompson play on Christmas Day?
No. The Detroit Pistons are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Ausar Thompson make?
Ausar Thompson has a listed salary figure of $9.06M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2032.
How does Ausar Thompson rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Ausar Thompson was ahead of 51% in points per game, 81% in rebounds and 72% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$9.06M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2032
Nationality
USA

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

Videos about Ausar Thompson

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Oct 5, 2026

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Oct 5, 2026

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Career at a glance

Ausar Thompson played 3 NBA regular seasons between 2023 and 2026, appearing in 195 games and averaging 9.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He spent his whole career with Detroit (2023–26, 195 games). His best scoring season was 2024–25 with Detroit: 10.1 points per game over 59 games.

The season table marks him as the league leader in steals once. In the playoffs he appeared in 2 postseason runs (20 games, 9.2 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 1,900 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Ausar Thompson

Ausar XLNC Thompson (/əˈsɑːrˈɛksələnsˈtɒmsən/ə-SAREK-sə-lənss TOM-sən; born January 30, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played high school basketball for Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was rated a five-star recruit and won a state title alongside his twin brother Amen Thompson. He signed with development leagueOvertime Elite (OTE) out of high school; there, he won two straight OTE titles, earned Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was named league MVP in 2023.

Thompson was selected fifth overall by the Pistons in the 2023 NBA draft. He was the NBA steals leader and made the NBA All-Defensive First Team in the 2025–26 NBA season.

Born
January 30, 2003 (age 23) Oakland, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
205 lb (93 kg)
Position
Small forward / shooting guard
High school
Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
NBA draft
2023: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Playing career
2021–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA All-Defensive First Team (2026)
  • NBA steals leader (2026)
  • 2× OTE Champion (2022, 2023)
  • 2× OTE Finals MVP (2022, 2023)
  • OTE Most Valuable Player (2023)
  • All-OTE First Team (2023)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24Detroit633825.1.483.106.5976.71.91.1.98.8
2024–25Detroit594822.5.535.224.6415.12.31.7.710.1
2025–26Detroit737226.0.525.250.5715.73.12.0*.99.9
Career19515824.7.515.204.6005.82.51.6.99.6
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2025Detroit6622.5.571.000.5835.21.01.2.811.5
2026Detroit141430.5.505.143.5167.93.12.01.88.2
Career202022.5.525.111.5527.12.51.81.59.2

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 7″
Weight
205 lb
Position
SF
Jersey
9
Country
USA
School / last affiliation
Overtime Elite
Draft year
2023
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 5

How acquired: #5 Pick in 2023 Draft. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

9.9Points per game
5.7Rebounds per game
3.1Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Roster observations

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Detroit PistonsNone recordedNBA directory

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