Detroit Pistons: Every starter’s Achilles heel in 2018-19

Reggie Jackson: 3-point shooting

Kyle Lowry developed into a consistently above-average 3-point shooter under Casey’s watch. It helped make the Raptors offense function to its fullest capability. Jackson just doesn’t have that same ability in his arsenal. He has always done his best work when he’s slashing to the basket and working in the pick-and-roll. He’s a decent mid-range shooter, but struggles to shoot outside of 16 feet, which limits the spacing for players like Griffin and Drummond.

Jackson’s 3-point shooting peaked at 35.9 percent in 2016-17. While this would be a good number for him to hit this season, it is just too unrealistic based on the majority of his track record.

Casey’s system should manufacture open looks for Jackson, but he will have to learn how to work off the ball with Griffin doing a lot of the offensive initiation. This was a skill Lowry developed over his seasons in Toronto, and he became one of the better off-ball shooters in the league.

Casey’s system operates on the ability to space the floor while letting his cutters and playmakers get to the rim. Jackson can get to the rim, but there isn’t enough spacing on the team to give Jackson the room to work. It will be interesting to see how Casey chooses to use Jackson this season. Obviously, he will have to alter his system some, but his system works for a reason, and too many changes could reduce its overall effectiveness because of Jackson’s poor shooting.