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League elite in Steals · among guards

Ausar Thompson

DET DET· Guard· #9· 2025-26

2.01 m · 93 kg · 23 years old

🧑‍💼 Troy Thompson📄 11.1 M$ · 1 yrs · RSC · team option
🎮 NBA 2K27: 86 · 2-Way Blow-By High Flyer · potential A-
Among the best in the leagueno. 2among guardsStealsno. 4among guardsBlocksno. 5among guardsRebounds
Season
73 games
9.9PTS
5.7REB
3.1AST
2STL
0.9BLK
26.0MIN
FG%
52.5%
3P%
25%
FT%
57.1%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26DETDET739.95.73.120.91.52.726.052.5%25%57.1%
2024-25DETDET5910.15.12.31.70.71.42.822.553.5%22.4%64.1%
2023-24DETDET638.86.41.91.10.91.32.825.148.3%18.6%59.7%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 178 players
SCORINGno. 98AverageREBOUNDSno. 5EliteASSISTSno. 82AverageSTEALSno. 2EliteBLOCKSno. 4Elite
Career · 3 seasons
Points
0
9.6 per game
Rebounds
0
5.8 per game
Assists
0
2.5 per game
45.5%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2023–2025
PTS/game
0.6
Win %
53.1%
81 games with clutch minutes
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: cuts to the basket — below the league average (1.3 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Desmond BaneDesmond Bane66 poss9 pts/100
Jalen BrunsonJalen Brunson60 poss17 pts/100
Evan MobleyEvan Mobley57 poss32 pts/100
Matas BuzelisMatas Buzelis56 poss16 pts/100
Ayo DosunmuAyo Dosunmu51 poss14 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.22km#115/414

73 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.2#232/342

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

26.7%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

61.2%#33/283

He converts the rebound chances that come his way.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings
Distribution
Measured

Ausar Thompson sits in the 99th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2025-26).

99
Percentile · Steals · 2025-26
Ausar Thompson sits in the 99th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2025-26).ScoringP45 · 9.9ReboundingP97 · 5.7PlaymakingP54 · 3.1StealsP99 · 2.0BlocksP98 · 0.9
Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
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▸ See evidence · 5 pieces of evidence
  1. 2025-26: percentile 45 in scoring among 178 guards
  2. 2025-26: percentile 97 in rebounding among 178 guards
  3. 2025-26: percentile 54 in playmaking among 178 guards
  4. 2025-26: percentile 99 in steals among 178 guards
  5. 2025-26: percentile 98 in blocks among 178 guards
Limits
  • Cohort adjusted by position (guards / bigs) and minutes; it does not compare with the whole league.
Revision aa374d07 · measured
Observed

Ausar Thompson: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, rebound conversion (#33 of 283).

61.2 %
Rebound conversion · 2025-26
Ausar Thompson: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, rebound conversion (#33 of 283).Kilometres…Points per…Paint touc…Drives per…Points cre…Rebound co…
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
Measured

With Thompson on the floor his team is 4.2 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+4.2
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Thompson on the floor his team is 4.2 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…9.9With him off t…5.7
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 3,724 min with him · 1,475 min without
Forecast

Ausar Thompson: projected impact 2.0 in 2026-27 (band -0.3–4.3, BPM scale).

2.0
Projected impact · 2026-27
Ausar Thompson: projected impact 2.0 in 2026-27 (band -0.3–4.3, BPM scale).2.0
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Ausar Thompson holds around 9.9 points per game: 3 seasons without a material change.

9.9
Points per game · 2025-26
Ausar Thompson holds around 9.9 points per game: 3 seasons without a material change.9.9
Career · 2023-24–2025-26 · 3 seasons
Observed

Ausar Thompson passes most to Cade Cunningham (8.38 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

8.38
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Ausar Thompson passes most to Cade Cunningham (8.38 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Cade Cu… 8.38Jalen D… 3.92Tobias… 3.53Duncan… 3.40
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
17.2PER
3.8WS
1.7BPM
1.2VORP
56.8%TS%
19.1%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2023-242025-262025-26
👟 On his feet
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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height201 cm
Weight93 kg
NBA Draft Combine 2023

Measured by the NBA in 2023 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics
Height without shoes197 cm77.75″
Height with shoesnot measured
Wingspan213 cm84.00″20.º of 66
Standing reach264 cm104.00″29.º of 67
Hand length22.2 cm8.75″21.º of 67
Hand width23.5 cm9.25″37.º of 67
Body composition
Weight99 kg218 lb
Body fatnot measured

The rank is within the 2023 invitees who completed that drill.

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Injury history
2024-12-07groin4 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Jarrett Allen6
Paolo Banchero6
Desmond Bane6
Wendell Carter Jr.5
Most blocked by
Nic Claxton5
Mikal Bridges5
DeMar DeRozan4
Chet Holmgren4
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Cade Cunningham
His main partner
Cade Cunningham
8.4 passes per game · 46% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Cade Cunningham8.429%
Jalen Duren3.913%
Tobias Harris3.512%
Duncan Robinson3.412%
Daniss Jenkins3.010%
Receives most from
Cade Cunningham8.430%
Jalen Duren4.115%
Tobias Harris3.211%
Duncan Robinson3.111%
Daniss Jenkins2.38%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

75%
14%
At the rim60%Mid-range32%Three18%
Assisted baskets: 65%Buzzer-beaters: 7mate: 36%bandeja: 36%palmeo: 8%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base
🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):uh-SARR
Draft: 2023 · round 1, pick 5
His numbers
9DET2023–2025