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Each Detroit Pistons player’s journey to the NBA

By Akiem Gardner

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 8: a general view of the Detroit Pistons logo during the game against the Brooklyn Nets during a pre-season game on October 8, 2018 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 8: a general view of the Detroit Pistons logo during the game against the Brooklyn Nets during a pre-season game on October 8, 2018 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – FEBRUARY 8: Svi Mykhailiuk #19 of the Detroit Pistons shoots the ball against the New York Knicks on February 8, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Svi Mykhailiuk

The 22-year-old sharpshooting forward is from Cherkasy, Ukraine. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk attended Cherkas, Mavpy High School. He was drafted by the Los Angles Lakers in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft. He was traded to Detroit this past season in a deal that sent former Pistons Reggie Bullock to Lakers.

Mykhailiuk played college ball in the Big 12 Conference for University of Kansas. In 2017-18 college season he made All-Big12 second team. He was praised for his incredible leap his senior year at Kansas, he averaged 14 points per game while shooting 44 percent beyond the arc.

The NBA is a “make or miss” league and Mykhailiuk is more on the make side of it. The Pistons were ranked 23rd in 3-point percentage last season. That’s horrible for a team ranked sixth for most 3-point attempts.

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Research points to the Pistons desire to shoot three’s even though they don’t make a lot of them is disastrous. Not only can Mykhailiuk make three’s but he is deadly with them. That kind of 3-point shooting opens up more room for whoever he is on the floor with.

The game is easier when you have a guy who can hit open shots consistently. He will get more chances this upcoming season to do what he does best, shoot that rock kid.

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