Detroit Pistons: 2017-18 player grades for Andre Drummond

Strengths

Since Drummond entered the league, rebounding has been his No. 1 strength. Minus his first season when he only played part-time, he has never averaged less than 13.2 boards per game, including a career-best 16.0 per game this season.

When looking at his numbers per 36 minutes, he would have averaged over 17 rebounds. His total rebound percentage, defined as the percentage of available rebounds a player gets while on the floor, was an incredible 26.2 percent. Drummond grabbed over a quarter of available rebounds when he was out there.

As previously mentioned, Drummond had never managed better than 41.8 percent shooting from the free throw line. While 60 percent is no high mark to be excited about, it is something great for Drummond. Teams could hack him nonstop to slow the game down and waste the Pistons’ possessions before. Now that he is a threat to make more than he misses, it changes up how teams have to defend them altogether.

Another area where Drummond was strong was his defense. He possessed the best defensive rating on the team, along with the second-best defensive box plus/minus. As an individual defender, Drummond was strong and could be even better if he is able to develop his ability to switch. Now that we’ve discussed his strengths, it’s time to discuss where Andre Drummond needs to improve.