Detroit Pistons: 3 takeaways from 2019 NBA offseason

2. Still not a lot of 3-point love

Of the three players added by the Detroit Pistons in free agency, Markieff Morris is the “sniper” of the group with a career 3-point percentage of 33.8 percent. For much of last season, the Pistons were near the bottom of the league in 3-point percentage despite taking a high number of shots.

From the beginning of the season to Jan, 31, they ranked dead last in the NBA despite taking the seventh-most attempts from outside.

In the draft, they added two players that shot 35.3 percent or below, and they added Deividas Sirvydis, who shot 46.3 percent from 3-point range. However, Sirvydis may not contribute immediately as he may be overseas for a year.

Detroit is banking on their current rostered players to shoot the ball well, and they haven’t been the most consistent at doing that.

Luke Kennard‘s percentage has remained steady during the first two years of his career, but the rest of the roster has been wildly inconsistent. Blake Griffin and Reggie Jackson both shot career-best marks from 3-point range last year.

Andre Drummond has yet to develop any semblance of outside shooting. The Pistons appear content to play more of a bully ball style of play, and that doesn’t always work in the NBA when opposing teams force you to shoot on nights you’re cold.