Ausar Thompson
- Age
- 24
- Height
- 6'7"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Experience
- 3 yrs
Ignore his worst category (threes) and he's worth 0.10.
The stocks are the whole pitch — 2.0 steals and a block a night, an All-Defense-caliber line that's genuinely hard to replace, with boards and rising assists to match. We tempered the scoring after a closer look: his shot volume's been flat for three straight years and the jumper is a non-starter (threes near zero, free throws in the .50s) behind a ball-dominant Cade, so a scoring leap isn't coming. Draft the defense and the boards, not points — a punt-FT/punt-percentage gem with a capped offensive ceiling.
Ausar Thompson enters 2026-27 at #108 on our board — Round 9 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 11.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 27.6 minutes a night. The value is built on steals and field-goal percentage, with threes the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-threes builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 66 games.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -1.12 | 66 | 27.6 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 53.3% | 1.9 | 61.0% | 1.7 | 18.0% | -0.85 | 0.05 | -0.23 | 1.36 | 0.28 | -1.22 | 0.41 | -1.13 | 0.21 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2023-24DET | -2.77 | 63 | 25.1 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 48.3% | 1.1 | 59.7% | 1.3 | 16.5% | -1.14 | 0.15 | -0.85 | 0.20 | 0.25 | -1.11 | -0.03 | -0.77 | 0.55 |
| 2024-25DET | -2.12 | 59 | 22.5 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 53.5% | 1.5 | 64.1% | 1.4 | 19.2% | -0.97 | -0.27 | -0.68 | 0.91 | 0.01 | -1.25 | 0.39 | -0.75 | 0.49 |
| 2025-26DET | -1.46 | 73 | 26.0 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 52.5% | 1.5 | 57.1% | 1.5 | 17.0% | -1.05 | -0.09 | -0.34 | 1.38 | 0.33 | -1.26 | 0.28 | -1.15 | 0.42 |
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What round should I draft Ausar Thompson in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Ausar Thompson at #108 overall — Round 9 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 66), not just the per-game line.
Is Ausar Thompson a good fantasy basketball pick?
In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #108, helping most in steals and field-goal percentage, with threes the main cost.
How many games will Ausar Thompson play in 2026-27?
We project about 66 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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