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Would the Detroit Pistons reunite with Svi Mykhaliuk?

Svi Mykhailiuk: Player option

I have to say, just having to spell Svi Mykhailiuk again is giving me mild PTSD, so for that reason, I hope the Detroit Pistons stay away from a reunion.

He’s still only 24-years-old and theoretically would fill a need for the Pistons, as he is a shooter with size who isn’t the worst defender in the world and is improving off the bounce.

The question is this: Is he really a shooter?

Svi shot over 40 percent on 5.1 attempts from 3-point range for the Pistons in the 2019-20 season, but since hasn’t shot over 33 percent, including this season, when he shot just 30 percent from long range in 56 appearances for Toronto.

If he isn’t knocking down 3-point shots, he doesn’t offer much else, as he shot just 39 percent from the field this season and isn’t a guy who is even going to take many mid-range shots.

Mykhailiuk has a player option for $1.8 million and he might exercise it if he doesn’t think there is a better deal out there for him and there might not be.

The Detroit Pistons would have to believe that there is a shooter lurking in there to take another chance on Mykhailiuk on a minimum deal, and to be honest, I’d rather just give those minutes to Isaiah Livers.

Svi is an interesting case, and if the Pistons could have him for dirt cheap, he’s a possibility, though I’d consider him a long shot to come back to Detroit.