Ausar Thompson gets honor no Detroit Piston has earned since Ben Wallace
Ausar Thompson has been named to the 2025-26 NBA All-Defensive First Team, marking a significant achievement for the Detroit Pistons. He is the first player from the team to earn this honor since Tayshaun Prince in 2007-08 and the first to make the first team since Ben Wallace in 2005-06. Thompson's impressive defensive performance contributed to the Pistons' successful season, which included a No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
- ▪Ausar Thompson was named to the 2025-26 NBA All-Defensive First Team.
- ▪He is the first Detroit Pistons player to make a defensive team since Tayshaun Prince in 2007-08.
- ▪Thompson finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting and averaged two steals per game.
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