Detroit Pistons: What have we learned about the Pistons so far?

Detroit Pistons: Team shooting and free throws

Shooting is probably the biggest concern for the Detroit Pistons entering the season, especially if they have to play any of it without Cade Cunningham.

The Pistons were fairly terrible last season, especially from long range, and so far in the preseason there is no sign that things have improved.

The Pistons shot horribly in preseason, and if you just looked at their shooting stats, you’d guess that they got blown out in every game.

One of things that kept them in the games (other than against Memphis) was that the Pistons lived at the free-throw line.

They were 29-of-35 from the line against Philly which was the difference in the game. This is something the Pistons can lean into, as they have a lot of athletic players who can get to the rim and draw fouls.

The Pistons are a scrappy team, so I expect them to get plenty of fouls of their own, so a lot of games are going to come down to who gets to the line more and makes more free throws.

Hopefully the Pistons can offset their poor outside shooting by getting to the line and knocking them down at a higher rate than they did last season, when they were near the top of the NBA in attempts but near the bottom in team percentage.