Where should Ausar Thompson be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 75 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 125 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 79.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Ausar Thompson play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 74 games, after 73 last season.

DET

Ausar Thompson

Detroit Pistons · SG/SF/PF · Age 23 · 6′7″

Rankings Paul George Zach Edey

Rank#75SG #58 · of 233

Value-0.1289-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP79.9ESPN 103.0

$ Max value$12Yahoo avg $2.8

Games7430 min a game

Rostered75.7%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 75 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 125 in 2025-26. He is top 5 in steals and top 25 in blocks among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 62.8%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 79.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: 8.8 in 2023-24, 9.9 last season.

Last season9.9

3-season average9.6

Trend a season+0.5

2026-27 proj.11.6

Very steady: between 8.8 (2023-24) and 10.1 (2024-25).
Per 36 minutes: 12.6 in 2023-24, 13.7 last season, on 25.1 → 26.0 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (11.6) is above anything in his last 3 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#189of 24724-25#178of 26625-26#195of 27226-27*#150of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	75	-0.128	74	30	11.6	0.3	6.2	3.6	2.0	1.0	52.4%	4.8/9.1	62.8%	1.8/2.8	1.6
2025-26	125	-0.134	73	26	9.9	0.1	5.7	3.1	2.0	0.9	52.5%	4.2/7.9	57.1%	1.5/2.6	1.5
2024-25	136	-0.170	59	23	10.1	0.2	5.1	2.3	1.7	0.7	53.5%	4.2/7.8	64.1%	1.5/2.4	1.4
2023-24	173	-0.423	63	25	8.8	0.3	6.4	1.9	1.1	0.9	48.3%	3.7/7.6	59.7%	1.1/1.9	1.3

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

11.6#150 of 213-0.41

3PM

0.3#197 of 213-0.69

REB

6.2#34 of 2130.26

AST

3.6#71 of 213-0.05

STL

2.0#2 of 2131.08

BLK

1.0#14 of 2130.83

FG%

52.4%4.8/9.1#28 of 2130.10

FT%

62.8%1.8/2.8#209 of 213-1.26

TO

1.6#109 of 2130.10

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons starter at SF; Isaiah Joe, new to the team, is behind him. 99 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart, and Caris LeVert; John Collins is the arrival projected for the most minutes (27).

SF

Left since 2025-26

Tobias HarrisSigned by SA Jul 628 min → SA
Isaiah StewartAcquired by MEM Jul 823 min → MEM
Caris LeVertAcquired by MIL Jul 819 min → MIL
Jaden Ivey17 min
Marcus SasserAcquired by DAL Jul 812 min → DAL
Minutes a night99

Arrived

John CollinsAcquired Jul 827 min from LAC
Taurean PrinceAcquired Jul 824 min from MIL
Isaiah JoeAcquired Jul 621 min from OKC
Elijah Harkless21 min from UTAH
Ebuka OkorieSigned Jul 6new
Ugonna OnyensoSigned Jul 2new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Detroit Pistons depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DET	73	26.0	9.9	0.1	5.7	3.1	2.0	0.9	53.2%	4.2/7.9	57.7%	1.5/2.6	1.5
2024-25	DET	59	22.5	10.1	0.2	5.1	2.3	1.7	0.7	53.8%	4.2/7.8	62.5%	1.5/2.4	1.4
2023-24	DET	63	25.1	8.8	0.3	6.4	1.9	1.1	0.9	48.7%	3.7/7.6	57.9%	1.1/1.9	1.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Ausar Thompson in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.