Ausar Thompson Signs $155M Pistons Extension! Detroit Ranked Among NBA’s Best Futures
The Detroit Pistons have officially locked up Ausar Thompson with a five-year, $155 million contract extension, keeping one of the NBA’s premier young defenders in Detroit long term. On tonight’s Pistons Talk podcast, we break down Ausar Thompson’s new contract, what his $31 million average annual salary means for Detroit’s future, and where his deal ranks among the highest-paid small forwards in the NBA.
We also react to ESPN ranking the Detroit Pistons No. 6 among NBA teams with the best futures over the next three seasons and discuss why Detroit continues to receive national recognition for the young core built around Cade Cunningham, Ausar Thompson, Jalen Duren and company.
Plus, the Pistons announced an expansion of their local TV partnership with Scripps Sports, giving fans access to games across seven Michigan markets, including Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint, Lansing, Alpena, Marquette and Traverse City.
What does Ausar Thompson’s $155 million extension mean for the Pistons moving forward? Is Detroit building one of the best young cores in the NBA? Drop your thoughts in the comments and subscribe to Pistons Talk for Detroit Pistons news, rumors, analysis and reactions throughout the 2026-27 NBA season.
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For 8 years?
I genuinely think this will age well. Dude is a winner.
This is the example of a player that wants to be a Piston, unlike that delusional playoff choker
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Signing Ausar is at least one problem off of their back and that's the best deal they could've bargain for. I think Sacramento is playing hard ball and will either want to do a Sabonis for Duren or Hope's he becomes UFA and they get rid of Sabonis by then. But I'm more interested in moving in a different direction, they should take a look at Aziz Bandaogo before someone else does.
how are you rolling the dice? even if he can't shoot you got a deal man. The Guy plays 100% all the time and is a Team Player. Everyone harping on shooting is crazy. Someone has to do the other things every can't be ball hogging looking for shots
This is a win for pistons fans.
i would be sick if they cave and give Duren over 35 a year
This is an excellent deal for the Pistons. Keeps flexibility moving forward.
The next question everyone should be asking, is Duren worth 12-15 million dollars more than Ausar per year? My answer is no and i hope the Pistons do the same🤷♂️
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He signed the same kind of contract Jalen Suggs did. I think they probably looked at that said they serve the same role for their teams and pretty much matched it. I think it’s more than fair. If he grows it’s a steal if he doesn’t you still don’t feel too bad about it.
24:56 That’s exactly how i’ve felt since they started getting better in this past decade, it’s specially the Lions fans. Finally somebody says it!
Nice to have some sanity in the Pistons news feed. It’s been a while.
Sounds lile an overpay to me. Hasn't shown he can shoot after 3 years and hasn't averaged over 12ppg. That's a lot of money for a wing defensive specialist.
if Duren really rejected 190M for 5, Eff him.
Aziz. Bandaogo