ESPN’s Top 100 player rankings recently came out and the Pistons made a lot of headway from last season. The Pistons had three individual players make the list this season and Cade Cunningham was one of the biggest jumpers in the entire league finishing at 12 going into next season. However, one notable exemption from the Pistons is Ausar Thompson, who is arguably the second best player on the team, but did not make the list over other Pistons.
Ausar Thompson’s impact goes beyond the raw stats
Asuar Thompson is a relatively unique prototype in today’s NBA.