Jerami Grant should have even bigger season thanks to Detroit Pistons’ reshuffling
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Jerami Grant signed with the Detroit Pistons as a free agent prior to last season in large part due to an expanded offensive role.
For the most part, Grant showed he could handle the burden. Grant averaged 22.3 points, exceeding his previous career high of 13.6 set two years earlier with Oklahoma City, and a career-best 2.8 assists.
Grant should be more dangerous this season with a key element added to the equation — stability.
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The Pistons shuttled through a variety of players last season, especially at point guard. This season, Grant will have a full year to build chemistry with top pick Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Cory Joseph and Saben Lee. He’ll also have a center capable of stretching the floor in free agent acquisition Kelly Olynyk.
“It should open the floor for him,” coach Dwane Casey said Sunday. “(Opponents) have got the spacing issues that they’ve got to respect Kelly’s 3-point shooting. The alleys are going to be open, so there’s driving opportunities to get to the rim, get to the paint, and make a play. That’s where those guys are going to help and any time you have multiple ball-handlers, that’s a huge plus.”
With the green light to shoot, Grant’s percentages dropped off. He shot 42.9% overall and 35% on 3-point attempts in 2020-21, compared to 47.8% overall and 38.9% on 3s in his final season at Denver.
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With Olynyk and Isaiah Stewart as his frontcourt…
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Source : yahoo
