Detroit Pistons player preview: Expectations for Henry Ellenson

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DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 26: Henry Ellenson #8 of the Detroit Pistons shoots the ball against the Indiana Pacers on December 26, 2017 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Talent in transition

If you’ve followed Henry Ellenson since college, and have watched his play during Summer League, you know that although he can shoot it, he’s much better in other areas on the court.

Ellenson can do some things in the half court, but it’s not where he excels.

For one, he is deadly in transition, mainly due to his great ball-handling abilities for a big man. He has been known to pull down a rebound, put the ball on the floor, and hustle to the hoop for an easy two.

Pull up his summer league performance from this past summer against New Orleans and you will see what he is capable of when he is allowed to get out and run on the break.

Not only does get himself easy buckets, but Ellenson throws some good passes down court to start the break.

I think this game is the best indicator of his style of play. He likes getting to the hoop, and he plays a downhill style that never meshed well with how the offense was run under Stan Van Gundy.

Quite frankly, the rotation has always needed that jolt of scoring energy from its big men coming off the bench.

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