Ausar Thompson Rumors

"We all want to get better," he said. "I can’t stand here and say we don’t want to get better, so getting better means you’ve gotta win the second round to get better. It doesn’t necessarily mean we need to win 64 games, I don’t think we’re trying to do that though if we do that would be fantastic. But I think we know that we need to be more equipped to compete in the postseason and that’s what we’re looking at doing. Like I already said, it’s adding pieces that help accentuate our three best players, our core three players, and I think that will help us in the regular season and postseason as well. That all goes into the belief we feel like we can be better."

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Omari Sankofa II: Langdon smiled when asked about extension talks with Duren and Thompson: "There haven’t been, at this point … and to be honest you’ll never know how those conversations are going."

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League sources say that the Pistons, meanwhile, are expected to focus on potential trade additions rather than free agent targets when it comes to bolstering their shooting so as not to further complicate tricky looming contract extension negotiations with restricted free agent-to-be Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson, who will be rookie scale contract extension eligible from July 6 until the eve of Opening Night in October.

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NBA Communications: The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team: ▪️ Rudy Gobert, @Timberwolves ▪️ Chet Holmgren, @okcthunder ▪️ Ausar Thompson, @DetroitPistons ▪️ Victor Wembanyama, @spurs ▪️ Derrick White, @celtics

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Ku: Trajan Langdon says Ausar Thompson was "big time" and he had an incredible season. Says that he impacts the game in both seasons. Says Ausar spent a lot of time last summer on his offensive game, but had restrictions all summer. Says this summer will not have any restrictions, he will work even more on his offensive game, and he will be even better next year.

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Ausar Thompson is also extension eligible. Per a league source, Detroit views Thompson as part of its core and will seek to get a rookie-scale extension done with the third-year wing in the offseason. Thompson tallied more “stocks” than anyone in the postseason (28 steals and 25 blocks), and his impact was undeniable despite his offensive limitations.

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Ausar Thompson is also extension eligible. Per a league source, Detroit views Thompson as part of its core and will seek to get a rookie-scale extension done with the third-year wing in the offseason. Thompson tallied more “stocks” than anyone in the postseason (28 steals and 25 blocks), and his impact was undeniable despite his offensive limitations. “People can judge however they want to judge, but you’re looking at this big picture and long term,” Bickerstaff said ahead of Game 6 when asked if he’d considered a lineup change away from Thompson and Duren. “Those guys are going to be a huge part of what we do for a long time. What does it say about us, if in their difficult times, we choose to give up on them? That’s not building the environment we want to build.

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MrBuckBuck: Kenny Atkinson on the Cleveland Cavaliers' adjustments: "The tactical adjustment we made was avoiding [Ausar] Thompson. We were just like, if he's near the ball, throw it to someone else." Via: https:// reddit.com/r/nba/comments /1tgauk0/kenny_atkinson_on_the_cleveland_cavaliers/

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Hunter Patterson: J.B. on starting Daniss last game: “Even with Ausar in that lineup you’re seeing there are three guys who bring the ball up. So they can’t just hone in on where (Cade) is gonna be. We can move him around more freely, the point of attack changes. … Hope it works again tonight.”

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Lead referee Zach Zarba said Ausar Thompson’s left arm extended to Merrill’s head and neck area and “there was follow-through,” and he assessed Thompson a flagrant foul, penalty 1, which meant Thompson could stay in the game. “I just felt like it was a moving screen (on Merrill),” Thompson said. “I was just hoping that whatever (the referees) decided, I was going to be able to keep playing.” After the game, Zarba told a pool reporter the referees did see Thompson’s hand on Merrill’s neck but didn’t throw him out because the play was missing one of three criteria needed for an ejection. “The criteria for a flagrant foul 2 would be windup, impact and follow-through,” Zarba said. “On this particular play, there was impact and follow-through, but there was no windup. It was unnecessary contact but also not excessive, so that’s why it wasn’t upgraded to a flagrant 2.”

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Tim Bontemps: They now have to decide what to do with Jalen Duren, pay him this summer, and this has been a very concerning month on that front. You have to do the same thing with Ausar Thompson, and it's been frankly a very concerning month on that front too because those two guys have shown that while they are talented players, if those are your three core players going forward, that's going to be a challenge to get where you hope to go with Cade Cunningham.

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Danny Cunningham: The NBA’s Last 2 Minute Report says that there were zero incorrect calls in the final two minutes of regulation and overtime in last night’s #Cavs win over the Pistons.

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Chris Fedor: NBA Last Two Minute Report from #Cavs-#Pistons Game 5 shows no missed calls. The review of the final play: “Allen and Thompson legally step to the same spot while pursuing the loose ball [before either player has possession] & both lose their balance from the marginal contact”

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NBA Courtside: P.J. Tucker and Brian Windhorst reach to the no call on Ausar Thompson last night: “You call that call anytime of the game. That call has to be made. 1000%. There’s no way you don’t make that call — I believe it was a foul. If I were a Pistons fan I wouldn’t listen to anything else”

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