Brown’s player grade: B
His final grade is somewhere between a “B” and a “B+” but we’ll go with the former here. While he showed glimpses of promise throughout the season, he still had his moments of stagnant troubles.
Brown took an important leap for the Pistons this season, and that’s not up for debate. Whether he moves forward as a point guard or a shooting guard is (sort of) up in the air, but whatever he does he’s going to bring maximum effort and a drive to win games.
His mentality is everything that Detroit embodies. He’s a gritty defender who’s not afraid to put his body on the line to make a play.
If he’s able to become an even better three-point shooter next season and becomes a threat from areas outside of the corner, it opens up so much for the Pistons offensively.
After spending a majority of his first two seasons in the starting lineup, there’s certainly a chance that he could be moved to the second unit next season. Generally he’s been starting for his defense, but also because his offensive struggles offset when placed next to four other scorers.
If he’s able to bump his output to 10 or more points per game next season, he’ll have taken an even bigger leap.
Brown could be a legitimate role player for this team moving forward. He’s the type of player that any franchise would want to have, and the Pistons are fortunate that they were the ones that took a chance on him.