$Signed a two-year, $5.38 million contract with the Pistons in July of 2023. Pistons exercised $2.89 million team option for 2025-26 in October of 2024. Contract includes $5.2 million team option for 2026-27.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Marcus Sasser played his four years at the college level with Houston. He was a role player as a freshman before becoming a regular starter by his sophomore year. Sasser had a career-best season as a junior but was limited to just 12 games due to injury. He was also impressive as a senior, averaging 16.8 points, 3.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds across 30.8 minutes per game across 36 starts. Sasser was named the 2022-23 AAC Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. The 6-foot-1 guard was named All-AAC twice during his four-year college career. His best game of the 2022-23 season game was against South Florida on Jan. 11, when he scored a season-high 31 points while adding four assists. He scored at least 20 points in 13 games throughout the season, including the postseason. Sasser is an elite shooter and stands out in that department, making 37 percent of his three-point shots throughout his career and shooting close to 40 percent from deep over his last two seasons. However, he's more than just a spot-up shooter and may be capable hitting off the dribble in the NBA. The guard thrives on the perimeter but can drive to the basket with solid handles. He's savvy defensively and thrives as an off-ball defender due to his above-average instincts and ball-hawk mentality. His ceiling might not be as high as other players, as he'll turn 23 during this rookie year. Sasser can eventually become an impactful role player in the NBA. Given his excellent shooting ability and instincts, a best-case comparison could be Fred VanVleet. Both undersized guards can shoot the ball at an elite level while thriving defensively. Another comparison may be a more scoring-tilted De'Anthony Melton, who can space the floor and thrive defensively despite his lack of size.
Drains season-high five threes
GDetroit Pistons
January 9, 2025
Sasser totaled 15 points (5-9 FG, 5-7 3Pt), one rebound and three assists over 22 minutes off the bench during Wednesday's 113-98 victory over the Nets.
ANALYSIS The second-year guard set a new season high in made threes while posting his best scoring performance since he erupted for 22 points against Memphis on Nov. 27. Sasser has seen his workload increase with Jaden Ivey (lower leg) out of action, but Wednesday was the first time he really took advantage. Over the prior three contests, he'd scored a total of just nine points while going 1-for-11 from beyond the arc.
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Stat Review
How does Marcus Sasser compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
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Defensive Rebound %
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Total Rebound %
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Assist %
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Steal %
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Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
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Fantasy Points Per Game
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True Shooting %
59.4%
Effective Field Goal %
58.0%
3-Point Attempt Rate
52.2%
Free Throw Rate
5.8%
Offensive Rebound %
3.1%
Defensive Rebound %
5.5%
Total Rebound %
4.3%
Assist %
20.4%
Steal %
2.3%
Block %
1.0%
Turnover %
12.0%
Usage %
18.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
11.7
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
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Five assists in 15 minutes
GDetroit Pistons
January 7, 2025
Sasser ended with four points (1-6 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal over 15 minutes during Monday's 118-115 victory over the Trail Blazers.
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Makes defensive impact
GDetroit Pistons
December 13, 2024
Sasser totaled nine points (4-7 FG, 1-4 3Pt), one rebound, four assists, one block and two steals across 17 minutes during Thursday's 123-99 loss to the Celtics.
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Solid numbers off bench in loss
GDetroit Pistons
November 30, 2024
Sasser provided 12 points (5-11 FG, 2-3 3Pt), four assists and three steals in 26 minutes during Saturday's 111-96 loss to the 76ers.
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Leads bench with 13 points
GDetroit Pistons
November 23, 2024
Sasser logged 13 points (5-9 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 21 minutes during Saturday's 111-100 loss to Orlando.
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Held scoreless in loss Thursday
GDetroit Pistons
November 22, 2024
Sasser had zero points (0-3 FG, 0-2 3Pt), two assists and one rebound across nine minutes during Thursday's 123-121 overtime loss to the Hornets.
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ANALYSIS Ivey's lower leg injury could keep him sidelined until March in a best-case scenario, so the Pistons will have plenty of time to adjust their lineups and rotations. Sasser could be an option to see more time in the backcourt, though Wendell Moore, Malik Beasley and Ausar Thompson are other options who could experience an uptick in minutes in the coming weeks.