5 reasons to believe in the Detroit Pistons in 2019-20 season
2. Improvement On The Wing
Another major hole that the Pistons have failed to plug the last few seasons is their depth at the wing. During the second half of the season, depth at the wing was so poor that Luke Kennard and Bruce Brown would have to play small forward.
That weakness appears to have become a strength with the arrival of Tony Snell, Markieff Morris, and Sekou Doumbouya as well as potentially Joe Johnson. In addition to these quality players upgrading our wing rotation, Pistons fans can also count on the improvement of players such as Thon Maker and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk to further fortify the wing rotation.
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The most noteworthy of these additions would be Snell as well as the rookie Doumbouya. Snell is the quality three-and-D small forward that the Pistons have desperately needed for years.
In the last few seasons the Pistons have had two types of forwards. The first being forwards such as Reggie Bullock, who could shoot the ball well but could not match up defensively against some of the more elite forwards in the league.
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The other type would be more like Stanley Johnson who could play elite level defense but struggled to put the ball through the net. If the Pistons could just combine those two players then they would make the perfect small forward for the Pistons starting lineup.
Snell is able to knockdown threes at a high level shooting 38 percent from deep for his career as well as play strong defense using his 6-foot-7 height and 7-foot wingspan to his advantage. He will be the day one starter and will fit in perfectly with the rest of the starters.
Doumbouya on the other hand has the potential to be the Pistons next star player. With his blend of length (6-foot-9), athleticism, and smooth shooting stroke the sky is the limit for Doumbouya.
Overall, given the limited amount of resources that the Pistons had access to this offseason, they did an excellent job plugging the gaping hole on the wing.