Ausar Thompson
Guard · Detroit Pistons · #9
Ausar Thompson: season analysis
Ausar Thompson is a 23-year-old guard for the Detroit Pistons, wearing number 9. Listed at 6-foot-7 and 205 pounds, Thompson has 4 years of NBA experience.
In 2026-27, Thompson is averaging 9.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 27.2 minutes per game, starting all 9 games. The shooting line reads 48.6% from the field and 69.6% from the free-throw line. That makes Thompson the team's leading rebounder this season.
Compared with 2025-26 (9.9 points in 26.0 minutes per game), scoring is down by 0.6 points per game and playing time up by 1.2 minutes.
Before this season, Thompson played 3 NBA seasons and 195 games, averaging 9.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 10.1 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Ausar Thompson on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #9 |
| Age | 23 |
| Born | January 30, 2003 · Oakland, CA, USA |
| Height | 6' 7" (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 205 lbs (93 kg) |
| College | — |
| NBA experience | 4 years |
| Salary | $11,117,925 (2026-27) |
Pistons teammates
John CollinsF · #20
Cade CunninghamG · #2
Jalen DurenC · #0
Javonte GreenG · #31
Elijah HarklessG · #94
Ronald Holland IIF · #5
Kevin HuerterG · #27
Daniss JenkinsG · #24
Isaiah JoeG · #17
Isaac JonesC · #13
Ebuka OkorieG · #23
Ugonna OnyensoC · #34
Taurean PrinceF · #12
Paul ReedF · #7
Duncan RobinsonF · #55
Tolu SmithF · #35
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | @ WAS | W 144-140 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -1 |
| 2026-11-09 | vs WAS | W 122-111 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +9 |
| 2026-11-08 | vs LAL | L 116-121 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -16 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs PHI | L 106-112 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -1 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ CHA | W 124-91 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | +15 |
| 2026-10-30 | @ BKN | W 110-94 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +2 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs CHA | W 97-89 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +5 |
| 2026-10-27 | @ NYK | L 97-111 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-3 | -4 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ MIA | W 128-111 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +14 |
| 2026-10-20 | vs BOS | W 121-113 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | +12 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | detroit pistons | 9 | 9 | 27.2 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 69.6 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 3.8-7.8 | 0.0-0.3 | 1.8-2.6 |
| 2025-26 | detroit pistons | 73 | 72 | 26.0 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 52.5 | 25.0 | 57.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.2-7.9 | 0.1-0.3 | 1.5-2.6 |
| 2024-25 | detroit pistons | 59 | 48 | 22.5 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 53.5 | 22.4 | 64.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2-7.8 | 0.2-0.8 | 1.5-2.4 |
| 2023-24 | detroit pistons | 63 | 38 | 25.1 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 48.3 | 18.6 | 59.7 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 3.7-7.6 | 0.3-1.8 | 1.1-1.9 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.