Pistons News: Thompson Twins Land in Unwanted Three-Point Shooting Territory

At last year's NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons were a part of history. After Amen Thompson was selected fourth overall, the Pistons selected his twin brother Ausar with the follow selection. This made them the first pair of brothers in history to be selected in the top five together.

While the Thompson twins are both talented prospects, they entered the NBA with one key weak point in their games. That being three-point shooting. Through the first half of their rookie seasons, it remains a key area of development for each prospect.

Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, Amen and Ausar are having almost identical shooting seasons. Unfortunately, they find themselves in unwanted territory. When it comes to players averaging at least one three-point attempt per game, the Thompson twins have the lowest percentage.

Lowest 3P% on 1+ attempt per game this season:

15.5 — Ausar Thompson
15.8 — Amen Thompson

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— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 19, 2024

Aside from his poor three-point shooting, Ausar Thompson has proven to be a good pick-up for the Pistons. His Swiss Army Knife style of play makes him one of the more interesting prospects in their core. Ausar is currently averaging 8.6 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.0 SPG, and 0.9 BPG.

Still only 21-years-old, Ausar has time to fine tune all areas of his game. The Pistons should be far from worried about how he's shot the ball thus far. Shooting is a skill that can be taught, unlike some of the other intangibles in Ausar's game.

Becoming even a league average three-point shooter will be a crucial part of Ausar's development moving forward. If he's able to improve in this area, he has a chance to become one of the top do-it-all players in the league.