The Detroit Pistons will be without their 2023 first-round pick for the remainder of the season.

Per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Pistons rookie forward Ausar Thompson will sit out the rest of the year while being treated for a blood clot.

Thompson was cleared by the Pistons team physician to resume conditioning and he will begin non-contact basketball activities toward the end of the season before gradually ramping up over the summer in preparation for a full return next season. In addition to losing Thompson for the season, center Isaiah Stewart was ruled out for the remainder of the year with a right hamstring strain, Detroit said in a press release:

This season, Thompson played in 63 games, making 38 starts, and finished with an average of 8.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists. With 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, he led the Pistons.

After spending the previous two seasons in Overtime Elite, Thomspon was selected by the Pistons with the fifth overall pick. The Houston Rockets selected his twin brother Amen with the fourth overall choice.

For the Pistons, losing their first-round pick is simply another frustrating aspect of an awful season. Detroit, with a 12-56 record, is the second-worst in the league. Earlier in the season, they established an NBA record when they lost 28 straight games.