Detroit Pistons: 3 goals for Reggie Bullock in 2018-19

2. Maintain similar shooting

While Bullock won’t be expected to maintain that 44 percent shooting from 3-point range this season, he has to continue to be an above average threat from distance. Anything lower than 42 percent should be viewed as a significant regression.

Kennard and Bullock will be close to this team’s only consistent 3-point shooters this season. With Reggie Jackson, Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond sharing the floor with them, they will need to be near deadeye shooters.

In addition to helping the team, maintaining the shooting will help him. In his career, Bullock has made less than $10 million in total salary. While that’s nothing to scoff at for most people, for NBA 3-and-D wings, that’s chump change.

Wayne Ellington, who has been a worse defender and shooter for most of his career, has made more than Bullock’s whole career in the last two seasons. Bullock will be looking to cash in, and a shooting regression would hamper that.

As of now, Bullock should be locked into the starting lineup, with the aforementioned big three of Jackson, Griffin and Drummond. His ability to space the floor will be a major key for success unless Griffin and Jackson each magically developed a 3-point shot over the summer.

Bullock has the ability to be one of the team’s most important players. If he shoots well then great, but, if he regresses, it’ll be a long year.