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  "id": 8481867,
  "title": "Pistons and Ausar Thompson agree to a 5-year, $155 million contract extension, AP source says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/pistons-and-ausar-thompson-agree-to-a-5-year-155-million-contract-8481867",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T15:02:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/basketball/2026/09/19/pistons-and-ausar-thompson-agree-to-a-5-year-155-million-contract-extension-ap-source-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Detroit Pistons and player Ausar Thompson have agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract extension, according to a source familiar with the situation. The contract, which has its first annual payment set at $205 plus GST for the first year, will automatically renew at $233 plus GST every 52 weeks. Thompson, drafted by the Pistons in 2023, has become one of the NBA's top defensive players. Last season, he averaged 9.9 points per game and earned All-Defensive team honors, finishing third in Defensive Player of the Year voting. Thompson, who was selected by the Pistons with the fifth overall pick in the draft, joins a Detroit team that won 60 games last season but lost key players Tobias Harris and Isaiah Stewart in free agency.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Detroit Pistons and Ausar Thompson agree to 5-year, $155 million contract extension",
    "Contract's first annual payment is $205 plus GST for first year",
    "Thompson, defensive standout, joins playoff-bound Detroit team"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Pistons and Ausar Thompson agree to a 5-year, $155 million contract extension, AP source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/pistons-and-ausar-thompson-agree-to-a-5-year-155-million-contract",
        "published": "2026-09-19T15:00:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}