Detroit Pistons: 3 potential Anthony Tolliver replacements

3. Channing Frye

Channing Frye has had somewhat of a career revival in recent years with his spot-up ability. When playing off of LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Frye functioned almost exclusively in a corner spot-up role. He had a career-best effective field goal percentage in 2016-17. He also shot 40.8 percent from 3-point range. His length, at nearly 7’0″ tall, makes it nearly impossible to block his shot.

Despite being viewed as a defensive liability, Frye posted a surprisingly decent Defensive Real Plus-Minus. While he’s not a lockdown player on that end, his length does pose an issue at the rim for guards in small lineups. If the team decided to go small to get more shooting, Frye could play center, while eliminating the Hack-A-Drummond issue. His career free throw average is 82.3 percent, which dwarfs Drummond’s career-best 60.5 percent mark from last year.

At 35, with limited abilities at both ends of the floor, Frye wouldn’t cost the team a ton to sign. He would also probably accept a one-year deal to get back on the market next year. If he’s willing to sign on with them, the Pistons could do much worse than Frye.

Dwane Casey would surely love having his ability to stretch the floor, similar to how he used Serge Ibaka with the Toronto Raptors.