Detroit Pistons: 5 takeaways from Summer League loss to the Rockets

It’s clear after just two Summer League games that the Detroit Pistons are doomed and Cade Cunningham is a bust.

Am I doing this right?

Fans predictably overreacted to Cade Cunningham vs. Jalen Green I, which his going to be a fun rivalry for the foreseeable future.

But the truth is that both rookies look great at times and flashed the skills that are going to make them All-Stars in the NBA.

It was another meaningless Summer League game and you should watch these responsibly, as we go through this cycle of “So and so is going to be a superstar!” and “So and so is going to be a bust!” every single season, even though there is unlimited evidence that Summer League numbers have very little to do with how a player will ultimately turn out.

That being said, I thought there were some interesting takeaways from the loss to the Rockets and some very encouraging signs. But let’s start with the negative.

Detroit Pistons: Have the Pistons done enough to improve their 3-point shooting?

The answer to this question is obviously “we’ll see.”

This isn’t the Detroit Pistons roster, so it’s hard to tell if they have added enough shooting to a team that was terrible at it last season. The Detroit Pistons were 10th overall in points allowed last season but only 26th in offense, so it’s obvious where they needed improvement.

Last night was not a great sign, as the Pistons shot just 7-of-35 from long range for an awful 20 percent.

If you took out Cade Cunningham’s 4-for-9 shooting from 3-point range, it would look even more tragic.

Hopefully, the addition of Kelly Olynyk will help this problem somewhat, and Jerami Grant, Trey Lyles and recently re-signed Frank Jackson can all knock them down, but shooting is still going to be a concern for the Detroit Pistons this season.

The good news is that most of the shots they missed were wide open, so at least the offense and Cade Cunningham are generating good looks. Now the Pistons just need to knock them down.