If you have followed the Detroit Pistons during this four-year odyssey of losing, then you know one thing hasn't changed and that's the terrible 3-point shooting.
After making some minimal progress in that area last season, the Pistons have regressed in this one and are once again one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the league.
The Pistons are currently 27th overall in 3-point percentage, 28th in 3-point makes per game and 28th in attempts. They only have one player on the roster shooting over 40 percent from long range, Kevin Knox, who has barely played.
And it shows, as the Pistons have horrible spacing in the half-court, Cade Cunningham is playing in a phone booth and Detroit is the easiest team in the NBA to defend.
The best teams are making around six more 3-point shots per game than Detroit, a big reason they are mired in a 20-game losing streak. Even when the Pistons shoot well from the floor overall, as they did in the last loss against Indiana, the 3-point disparity is usually the difference.
The Pistons shot virtually the same percentage from the floor as the Pacers overall and shot 11 more free throws than Indiana, but still lost because the Pacers hit more 3's.
The Pistons not only need guys who hit a high percentage but who take a high volume, as they don't shoot or make enough three-point shots to compete against a good NBA team right now.
Here are five future unrestricted free agents who shoot and make enough 3's to get a defense's attention.
5 sharpshooting guards the Detroit Pistons should pursue
Mike Conley
Mike Conley is 36 years old, but he is still getting it done for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Conley would fill two roles for the Pistons, who not only need shooting but a surehanded veteran point guard.
Conley is shooting just under 43 percent from long range on over five attempts per game and his 6:1 assist-to-turnover ratio is one of the best in the NBA.
At this point in his career, Conley is chasing playoff success and is currently on the NBA-leading Timberwolves, so it's doubtful he would choose the Pistons in free agency, but I'd at least pick up the phone and see what it would take.
He'd be a great veteran leader for the young guards and Conley can still fill it up from long range.
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Malik Monk
Monk is another player on a good team (Sacramento) who may not want to join the worst team in the league, which is a problem the Pistons are going to have in free agency.
Monk is a solid bench player (Pistons need those) who averages 15 points and five assists in 25 minutes per game while shooting 43 percent from long range on over six attempts per game. He also shoots 90 percent from the free-throw line, a nice bonus.
Coby White
White is having his best season as a pro for the Bulls, averaging just under 17 per game and 4.5 assists while shooting over 43 percent from 3-point range on 7.3 attempts.
Monk and White are score-first guards, and the Pistons already have two of those in Jaden Ivey and Marcus Sasser, but the big difference is that Monk and White are volume 3-point shooters who have shown they can consistently knock them down.
Grayson Allen
Every time I mention Grayson Allen I get told how he is dirty and that fans don't like him. What they would like is him shooting 46.8 percent on five 3-point attempts per game in a Pistons' uniform.
Detroit needs a little spark and I do love the way Allen plays with a high motor and rebounds well for a guard. But most importantly, he shoots and makes a lot of 3-point shots.
Buddy Hield
Hield is set up to be one of the top-paid free agents of the offseason and for good reason.
Not only is he a reliable player who rarely misses games, but since joining the league he's made the 2nd-most 3-point shots in the NBA, just behind Stephen Curry and ahead of James Harden.
He's a guy you have to account for and stay tight on, the exact type of player the Pistons are currently lacking, which is what has led to their woeful offense.
Troy Weaver has done a terrible job of collecting shooters to put around Cade Cunningham and that has to change if they want to see the best version of their franchise player.