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Ausar Thompson, YOU ARE A Detroit Piston! Troy Weaver Selects Thompson Twin With Fifth Overall Pick!



It’s official, Troy Weaver, and the Detroit Pistons selected Ausar Thompson with the fifth overall pick; after he soared to the top in odds to go fifth in the last few days. The Thompson twin has a very high ceiling and will be one of the best athletes in the NBA from Day one, but there’s much more to his game than just being an athlete. Weaver is betting on the work ethic of Thompson to continue to develop and reach the ceiling of the “home run swing” Weaver promised before the draft.

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28 Comments

  3. Anarchist Noir

    I was not an Auser believer at first, but finding out as a child he chose his physical training program and has stuck to it, made me a believer.
    I not only wanted him drafted by the Pistons, I want him to also to be the physical conditioning and strength coach.
    Have all the Pistons do his workout routine.

  5. Douglas Margitza

    im old school and hate the basketball terminology tiday, wings, can cover 4s ,small ball 5s etc..i remember pg,sg,c,sf n pf…we finally got a SF or 3…in the 80s 90s they were your scorers or defensive stars..Ausar is a true SF w bounce ,and athleticism, if he gets just mid game shot efficiency he will be a good one

  6. Megahustla313rd

    I believe in KU picks especially after this one Piston content creator wanted us to draft Killian Hayes back in 2020!

    I stopped watching that guy videos ever since 😔

  7. Truthtella2011

    I love the pick of Ausar. He's going to be a welcome addition this core and add much needed defense but Detroit should be careful about depending on a rookie to be the best defender. The selection of Scoot by the Blazers set Detroit up real pretty to get Jerami Grant. Thompson and Grant would form a nice wing duo if it happens.

  9. KickinItwcha

    Hold up bro I think it was more like 2 weeks ago when he shot up your board , I feel like we tweeted relevantly close about him …. Good episode ku

  14. Rod

    I'm not at all an expert on the draft, and I know they are not the exact same type players, but Ausar seems a bit like Diallo 2.0…a very athletic guy who can't shoot. I sure hope I'm wrong and he evolves (quickly) into a good shooter.

  15. Tony J Wichowski

    Marcus Sasser is compared to Lindsey Hunter with long arms, on ball defense and scoring. He is not a point guard but he is small and is great off the ball so that’s a perfect fit with Cade and Ivey.

  17. Blatty26

    I’m sorry, a 6’7 20 year old who doesn’t dominate whilst playing against 17 year old 6’2 guards cannot by definition be Him. This is entirely hoping. Just another guy we have to hope and pray develops

  20. Ryan P.

    Good stuff, Ku! I like our picks and keep saying I think Ausar has some similar traits as Tayshaun Prince had. He's a little shorter than Tay, but still has that length and athleticism that we need at that position. Great high IQ players that are adept defensively and can run the floor with a certain grace… they can be fast, but it almost looks slower at the same time. Both were great off the ball players that didn't have to be #1 offensive options, but could do so many great offensive plays and reads. They could score at all 3 levels when needed and finish at the rim. I also like that you mentioned Iguodala. I was a fan of his all of his career and especially in Philly. It wasn't until about 3 years ago that I found out he and I are exactly the same age to the day, haha… anyhow, keep up the great work Ku! 👍🏼

  21. Nate Herron

    Bro you are capppppppingggggg you’ve been flip flopping on the 5th pick for weeks now you’re acting like you had ausar the whole time

  24. Rogue-Blue

    Fun facts about Sasser he shot close to 45% on open 3's the past two seasons and has an absurd 34% forced TO rate guarding P&R's……thats the third of the time btw😳

  25. RJerome217

    If the Sasser trade doesn't go thew are the Pistons stuck with the big that was taken at 31?

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