Detroit Pistons: Best and worst-case scenario for each player in 2019-20
3-and-D
Tony Snell
The fact that Tony Snell has been billed as a major upgrade shows you how dire the Pistons’ wing situation has been since the glory days of Tayshaun Prince. Fans should probably not expect Snell to save the team, but in the best-case scenario he just does more of what he did last year, which is shoot nearly 40% from three (though on only 2.8 attempts) but with more volume.
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In the best-case scenario Snell becomes an effective 3-and-D guy, gives the Pistons some much-needed size on the wing and shoots well enough to space the floor for Blake Griffin. Although this may seem rather pedestrian for a best-case scenario, Detroit has not had a guy like that for a very long time and it showed last year against teams with taller wings.
The worst-case scenario is that Snell just exists. He doesn’t stink but doesn’t improve and he is just another assembly line filler for a spot Detroit has been lacking for some time. He continues to be a low-volume shooter, doesn’t defend well, and ends up in an article titled “Why Can’t Detroit Find a Small Forward?”