2026-27 fantasy · DET · G-F
Ausar Thompson
Should I get him? · 12-team 9-cat
Worth adding
Fairly sure, though he's not far from the edge of what a 12-team league keeps.
- No. 98 in our 9-cat rankings, down 16 spots since Oct 24.
- 27 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
- No games for DET this week (Oct 31–Nov 1).
- When Cunningham sat since last season, he played 28 minutes instead of 25 (9 games).
Start or sit him vs…
Scoring from the league button up top.
This week
No games for DET this week (Oct 31–Nov 1).
Played 72 of his team's last 82 games, 9 of the last 10.
How we work out the chance he playsHis role
Minutes a game, and whether he starts.
Last season
26 min
73 games, started 72 of 73
This preseason
18 min
4 games, started all 4
This season
27 min
5 games, off the bench
We project
26 min
about 63 games
Why we project him this way: 26.6 min, 8.8 pts, 7.4 reb, 5.2 ast in 5 games this season.
Numbers
Our projection for a game he plays, 2026-27.
10.4Points
6.3Rebounds
3.6Assists
1.8Steals
0.8Blocks
0.2Threes
1.8Turnovers
51.8%FG%
57.7%FT%
Helps you most in steals, FG%. Costs you in FT% and threes.
- FG%+0.5
- FT%-2.1
- threes-1.7
- points-1.2
- rebounds+0.2
- assists-0.1
- steals+2.2
- blocks+0.3
- turnovers+0.1
When teammates sit
His minutes and fantasy points in real games without a teammate.
- When Cunningham sat since last season, he played 28 minutes instead of 25 (9 games).28.4 → 32.8 fantasy points a gameEveryone who gains without Cade Cunningham
- When Jenkins sat since last season, he played 30 minutes instead of 24 (10 games).27.7 → 31.2 fantasy points a gameEveryone who gains without Daniss Jenkins
If he sits, who gains
In 6 games without him, Daniss Jenkins went from 14 to 25 minutes and 12.7 to 29.7 fantasy points a game.
Who gains when Ausar Thompson is out →