It wasn’t a fun day for fans of the Detroit Pistons when the team dropped all the way to 5th in the 2023 NBA Draft after putting up one of the worst seasons in team history.
We dreamed of Victor Wembanyama for so long that anything else was going to be a let down, but even though Ausar Thompson is not considered a “generational” (god, I’m sick of that word) prospect, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about what he brings to the Detroit Pistons.
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We’ll get our first look at him in action during Summer League, as the Pistons get underway soon and Thompson will be featured on the roster and probably in the starting lineup.