Detroit Pistons: Who is the team’s best player?

Offense

In the 25 games Drummond and Griffin played together last season, Griffin was clearly Detroit’s top offensive option. He averaged 19.8 points on 16.7 field goal attempts per game, while Drummond scored 14.8 points on 12.2 shots per game.

A lot has been written about Drummond working this summer on adding a 3-pointer to his arsenal, but Griffin is still a better shooter from every area of the court outside of the paint. Griffin knocked down 34.8 percent of his 3-pointers with Detroit last season, attempting over five per game. Griffin also has more mid-range game than Drummond.

While Drummond deserves a lot of credit for improving his woeful free throw shooting — he made 60.5 percent at the stripe last season, after making just 38.1 percent in his career previously — Griffin is still much better at the line, making 78.5 percent last season.

Griffin is a better passer than Drummond; he’s one of the best passers on the Pistons and might be the best passing power forward in the NBA. He averaged 6.2 assists per game in Detroit last season, and new head coach Dwane Casey has said he wants to utilize Griffin’s playmaking ability even more in a point-forward role.

Advantage: Griffin