I know some will say it’s Cade but he’s been really inefficient this year with 21ppg in 20 shots on 49 TS. Ausar elevated the pistons defense this year they went from 27th to 19th. If you watch the games you can tell he’s already one of the top defenders in the game being a pest on the court every night along with 2bpg and 1spg. Not to mention this guy is only 6’7 and a beast on the boards averaging 10ppg whilst providing decent playmaking on 4apg. He’s a jumpshot away from being a star.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thompau01.html
If anything I think a healthy Duren with cade, they make each other so much better. Duren had a huge impact on the team, he does all good things big men do while passing well and being an athletic freak
Even with all the injuries it’s not a coincidence that when Duren went down the pistons became a shit show playing bagley and wisemen minutes
Holy shit wisemen is so bad sometimes