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Seth Curry might be the perfect signing for the Detroit Pistons

By Duncan Smith

Mar 27, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Seth Curry (30) reacts during the game against the Dallas Mavericks in the first quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings won 133-111. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY
Mar 27, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Seth Curry (30) reacts during the game against the Dallas Mavericks in the first quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings won 133-111. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY /
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It’s hard to talk about weaknesses of the Detroit Pistons without focusing on lack of shooting and depth at point guard. Seth Curry might fix both problems.

The Detroit Pistons have some very widely understood problems. They have no reliable reserve point guard, and they are inefficient at shooting the three-pointer, which happens to be a high-volume shot for the Pistons and one that they mould their general offensive philosophy around.

There may be a recently-familiar name that could help with both issues.

Without a doubt, 2015-16 was the year of Curry. With the accolades showered upon older brother Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors after producing perhaps the best offensive season in NBA history, it’s easy to overlook the late-season surge that Seth Curry put forth for the Sacramento Kings.

Curry averaged just 6.8 points in 16 minutes per game on the season, but he set himself apart in the final 11 games of the season, nine of which he started. Over that stretch he averaged 15.2 points and 3.8 assists while playing 30 minutes per game.

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He also shot 46.8 percent from the floor and 48.4 percent from three-point range on 5.8 threes per game, and had a free throw percentage of 90.9 percent. His three-point shooting on the season totaled up at 45 percent.

Understandably, he opted out of his 2016-17 contract which would have paid him just the NBA minimum to cash in on the big jump in the NBA salary cap, meaning that he will become a restricted free agent.

That means that the Sacramento Kings have the right to match any contract offered to him and he will then have to stay with the Kings, but the front office in Sacramento is known to be a mess. The Kings have Rajon Rondo and Darren Collison at the point guard position to deal with as well, so it’s possible that Curry will not be a top priority.

As for the Pistons, as mentioned previously, they are in need of shooting help. They shot 26.2 threes per game last season, tenth-most in the NBA. They hit just 34.5 percent of those long-range shots, good for 21st league-wide. The league average for three-point percentage is around 37 percent, so it goes without saying what a 10 percent bump in efficiency from behind the line could do for the Pistons’ offense if they could increase that rate marginally.

The Pistons may have to be satisfied with making Curry their only big free agent splash if they were to make a move for him, but that probably wouldn’t be the end of the world. The Pistons could kill two birds with one stone if they can get Curry if he turns out to be the player he appeared to be in the last two months of the season for the Kings.

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