Oskar Thompson, 5-year 155 million dollar extension contract agreement reported
Detroit reported an agreement with Oskar Thompson for 5 years and 155 million dollars. This is 53 million dollars less than twin brother Amen.
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- Oskar Thompson and Detroit's 5-year 155 million dollar extension contract agreement was reported on September 18, 2026.
- Twin Amen, born on the same day, has a reported amount of 5 years and 208 million dollars, which is 53 million dollars more.
- Oskar recorded 2.0 steals per game, league-leading average in the 2025-26 season, and finished 3rd in this year's Defensive Player of the Year voting.
Three years ago in the same draft, Amen was called 4th pick and Oskar was called 5th pick. It was a one-pick difference. The September 2026 extension contract reported amounts widened to a 53 million dollar difference. Amen agreed with Houston on September 3, 2026, and Oskar's name appeared 15 days later on September 18.
Oskar Thompson extension contract 5 years 155 million dollars, 31 million annual average
Detroit Free Press and The Detroit Newsreported on September 18, 2026, respectively citing sources5 years 155 million dollarsagreement. If you divide the total by 5, the annual average is 31 million dollars. However, this number is not the amount deposited immediately into the account. According to SalarySwish, Oskar's 2026-27 season salary is 11,117,925 dollars, the final year of a 4-year 36,246,405 dollar rookie scale contract. The gap between annual average and current salary is approximately 20 million dollars.
Confirmed and unconfirmed things must be separated. APSeptember 19, 2026 articlestated that this contract has not yet been announced. The effective date also differs. Detroit Free Press wrote 'next season' but other reports on the same day and SalarySwish present it as the 2027-28 season start. Guarantee scope, options, and trade bonuses have also not been confirmed as official conditions.
Thompson brothers contract comparison
| Category | Oskar (Detroit) | Amen (Houston) |
|---|---|---|
| Reported total | 5 years 155 million dollars | 5 years 208 million dollars |
| Annual average (total÷5) | 31 million dollars | 41.6 million dollars |
| 2026-27 salary | 11,117,925 dollars | 12,258,609 dollars |
| Status | Agreement reported, not yet announced | Team signing announced, amount not disclosed |
2.0 steals average league leading, Defensive Player voting 3rd
The defensive record is like this. Oskar intercepted 146 in 73 games in the 2025-26 regular season, per game2.0 steals for league-leading averageranked. The 146 total is 3rd place. Dyson Daniels with 149 in 76 games and Keyson Wallace with 150 in 77 games lead in total, but when converted to per-game statistics the order changes. Actually Hoops Nightly displays Daniels as 1st place so statistics differ. Looking at only the rounded 2.0 displayed value, it is an indistinguishable difference.
2025-26 average steals per game (Basketball-Reference basis)
| Rank | Player | Average | Games · Total steals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oskar Thompson | 2.0 | 73 games 146 |
| 2 | Dyson Daniels | 2.0 | 76 games 149 |
| 3 | Keyson Wallace | 1.9 | 77 games 150 |
| 4 | Kawhi Leonard | 1.9 | 65 games 122 |
| 5 | Tyrese Maxey | 1.9 | 70 games 130 |
| 10 | Amen Thompson | 1.5 | Houston |
Award records from the same season also remain. Oskar was2025-26 All-Defensive First Teamselected to, and in this year's Defensive Player voting received 3rd place following unanimous 1st place Victor Wembanyama and 2nd place Chet Holmgren. In the same year Amen remained with First Team 5 votes and Second Team 36 votes and was not selected. Team performance is more dramatic. DetroitNBA statisticsfrom60 wins 22 losses for 1st place Eastern Conferenceoccupied.
Amen leads in offensive production. Oskar's 3-season average is 9.6 points 5.7 rebounds 2.5 assists, in the 2025-26 season played 26.0 minutes and averaged 9.9 points 5.7 rebounds 3.1 assists with 25.0% three-point success rate. Amen averaged 14.3 points 7.6 rebounds 4.0 assists over 210 games and scored a career-high 18.3 points last season. If you subtract just last season's average scoring, there is an 8.4 point difference between 18.3 points and 9.9 points.
The remaining variables lie with the team. Detroit's contract official announcement has not been secured as of the time this article was checked, and the start season and guarantee conditions also differ per report. In Amen's case as well, Houston team revealed only the signing fact and did not disclose the amount. The new contract's season-by-season payment amounts have also not been confirmed as official conditions.
Related official websites
- Detroit Pistons official homepage— where the team's contract official announcement is posted
- NBA Oskar Thompson official profile · records— season-by-season steals · playing time raw data
- NBA Amen Thompson official profile · records— for comparing brother records
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