Detroit Pistons: Two issues the Pistons must fix before next season

The Detroit Pistons only won 20 games this season but if you watched them then you know that they aren’t too far from being good.

The Pistons were competitive in almost every game, beat some of the best teams in NBA and lost a lot of close games that they blew for various reasons.

Part of it is that the Detroit Pistons are a young team. They were often starting two or even three rookies and even though Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart and Killian Hayes all played well down the stretch, they are still young and prone to mistakes.

The Pistons’ oldest starter late in the season was 24-year-old Josh Jackson, so it makes sense that the Pistons lost a lot of games that veteran teams might have won.

Jerami Grant predicted that the Pistons would “do something big” next season and I think he’s right, but there are some areas they have to fix.

Detroit Pistons: How to get back to the playoffs

I may be Homer #1 but I truly believe the Detroit Pistons can get back to the playoffs as soon as next season if the offseason goes their way.

My five step plan essentially includes keeping the right guys, not overspending in restricted free agency and nailing the draft, easy right?

But it will take more than a productive offseason to get the Pistons back to the playoffs. There are also some in-house problems that they have to fix if they want to make a leap as a franchise.

Here are two issues that plagued the Pistons all season. If they don’t get these two things sorted out, it could be another season of coming up just short for Detroit.