3 most pleasant surprises of the season for the Detroit Pistons

Marvin Bagley III finds new life with the Detroit Pistons

The most pleasant surprise this season was that the Pistons took a low-cost flyer (two vets who were not part of the plans and two second-round picks) on Marvin Bagley III and it appears to have paid off.

Bagley III found new life in Detroit, coming off the bench and providing a scoring weapon and a lob threat for Cade Cunningham and Killian Hayes.

Bagley III averaged 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Pistons in a career-high 27 minutes per game and did it efficiently, shooting 55 percent from the floor.

He seemed more comfortable and happy with Detroit and is a guy they will hopefully re-sign to a team-friendly deal that also gives him some stability and a chance to improve.

Bagley III is still just 23-years-old and looks like he’ll at least be a valuable bench weapon for the Pistons, a guy who can really grow and become a pick-and-roll weapon with Killian Hayes.

These are the kinds of risks I love the Detroit Pistons to take, as they could end up with an impact player on a value contract that he could easily outplay.

I thought Bagley III was well worth the cost of two second-round picks, but was happily surprised at how productive he was. He still has a lot of work to do on the defensive end and has to get better as a passer, but he has shown exciting offensive potential and it looks like the risk paid off.