The New York Knicks recently signed wing Mikal Bridges to a four year/$150 million contract extension, which could be the eventual outcome for the Detroit Pistons and Ausar Thompson.
Bridges and Thompson are much different players at this point in their respective careers, but Bridges started out as a defensive wing who was not a prolific scorer, much like Thompson is now.
In fact, Thompson averaged more points in each of his first two seasons than Bridges did in his, even though Bridges came into the league as a more polished shooter.
Thompson is not eligible for an extension until next summer, but when you look at the financial path Bridges took to get to where he is now, it will likely be similar to the one in front of Ausar Thompson and the Pistons.