The Detroit Pistons’ strong start has highlighted several strengths, keeping them atop the Eastern Conference as April approaches.
Still, the team's dominant open to the year showcased a major weakness on the roster that the team's fanbase pleaded with general manager Trajan Langdon to fix ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
Langdon made an effort to fix those issues, but his answer to the problem came by way of Kevin Huerter, who up to this point has added more sense of concern rather than confidence.
Kevin Huerter isn't the answer the Pistons fanbase asked for
The lack of shooting on the roster was an obvious issue from the jump, and while the team made efforts to fix those concerns this offseason with the addition of Duncan Robinson and even Caris LeVert in free agency, those efforts ultimately fell short.
At the deadline, Detroit had an opportunity to make another late effort to find a solution ahead of what the team hopes will be a deep postseason run.
That's where Huerter comes in play, and in theory, he should have been the exact piece that could solve the lack of shooting from the team's supporting cast around Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren.
However, in the 18 games he's played with the Pistons, the sharpshooter hasn't exactly lived up to the name he made for himself through the first seven years of his NBA career.
In fact, his 23.8% shooting from beyond the arc during his start in Detroit hasn't solved the team's concerns, but instead added to them.
Huerter offers positive skillsets, but not the one Detroit needs
While the Maryland product has shown flashes of quality skillsets the Pistons need on the roster with solid decision-making as a playmaker, while managing to protect the ball on offense, his lack of efficiency from the floor is the opposite of what the team hoped for when they traded for him.
It's easy to understand why Langdon believed that a fresh start from Huerter would allow for him to bounce back and return to the efficient shooting splits from his time with the Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings.
Unfortunately, the fresh start has yet to allow for the former Terrapin to bounce back and until he does, his addition will continue to be looked at as a failed move.
There's plenty of time for Huerter to turn the narrative around, but with the postseason looming, he'll soon have plenty of eyes on his future fit on his new squad.