Power ranking the 2018-19 Detroit Pistons: Who tops the list?

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#10 Langston Galloway

I won’t lie. I’m putting Langston Galloway at No. 10 purely out of respect.

You can make a case for any of the previous five players being better, but I couldn’t justify putting him behind a handful of rookies and reserve veterans. Personally, I think his placement here is accurate because, while I still think he’s good, he hasn’t done anything during his tenure in Detroit to prove that.

Galloway was brought in to be a sharpshooting, hard-nosed, combo guard. That ended up not being the case last year.

He had the worst shooting year of his career, shooting 34.4 percent on almost four attempts per game. His defense, which had been solid up to this point, lacked the edge he displayed earlier in his career.

Stan Van Gundy experimented with Galloway in a few different capacities. Playing him in three-guard lineups, letting him try running the point, along with a few other roles.

Sadly, Galloway couldn’t shoot consistently enough to find time on the wing, and his ball-handling skills limited his ability to run the offense. Ultimately, his signing might have been one of Van Gundy’s biggest failures.

With new coach Dwane Casey, Galloway could see a career resurgence. Van Gundy, known for restricting playing time after small mistakes, might have only inhibited Galloway’s development.

Time will tell if a new coach can bring out the best from Langston Galloway.

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