Detroit Pistons: 3 things we shouldn’t see after All-Star break

Detroit Pistons: Marvin Bagley III playing power forward or shooting 3-pointers

One of the biggest question marks of the season is what the Pistons starting lineup and depth chart is going to look like once Marvin Bagley III returns.

I wouldn’t even count on MBIII returning, though he has been spotted getting shots up before games, so hopefully he’ll be able to get some reps before the season ends. But given his history, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if we didn’t see Bagley again this season, which makes his fit irrelevant.

But if MBIII does return, we don’t need any more experimenting with him at the power forward position and we certainly don’t need to see his alleged “range” from behind the 3-point line.

Bagley is shooting 28.9 percent from 3-point range for his career, so it’s safe to say that he is not going to be a stretch four anytime soon and if he wants to work on that part of his game, it should be in the offseason.

He is shooting over 70 percent around the rim though, so MBIII can be a very effective post scorer in spurts and that is exactly what he should be. Wiseman has a much better change of evolving into an Evan Mobley-type power forward and it is much more important to see his fit with Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart.

Bagley should just be the third center who comes in and adds a spark of offense, as he can’t defend the perimeter, nor shoot from there, but is an offensive weapon around the rim.