Bruce Brown
It all started in the summer league, where Brown was just the second player to record a triple double in NBA summer league history. He was the Pistons leader and one of the best players in the entire summer league.
Brown’s summer success translated to the regular season as he improved his stats in every category averaging 8.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.1 assists per game. Another impressive thing to note about Brown’s improvement this season is that he drastically improved his three point percentage.
In his rookie campaign he shot just 25.8 percent from deep all year. It was so bad that teams were daring him to shoot and he still would not do it. This season was a different story. Brown seemed more confident taking the long ball and he made it at a higher percentage shooting 34.4 percent on the year.
That is just slightly below the NBA average, but a great improvement in just one season.
For Brown to have a breakout season next year he will need to continue to improve his three point shooting. He has good shot form and has proven his jump shot can work so look for him to take even more threes next season while improving his percentage.
He will also need to improve his ball handling and instincts as a playmaker. The team asked more of Brown this season by giving him more responsibility with handling the ball. That responsibility likely will not decline anytime soon so Brown should be ready to be a point guard for the team if necessary.
The final thing Brown needs to do to have a breakout season is to work on his conditioning so that he can continue to play the hard, tough defense that is his bread and butter, while being more of a force offensively.
Brown has panned out well so far for being just a second round pick, but he still has lots of room to improve and seems ready to show that next season!