A move to the bench may have fixed Stanley Johnson

Stanley Johnson has needed to break out for a while now. With only 64 regular season games left on his Pistons contract, he’s needed to give them a reason to re-sign him at the end of the season. Since moving to the bench 10 games ago, he’s showing his value.

While it’s still early, the turnaround in his numbers have been dramatic - especially when you look at them per 36 minutes.

Starter: 9 points per 36 minutes, 35/25/80 percent shooting line, 5.8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2.9 turnovers, .9 steals

Bench: 19.4 points per 36 minutes, 47/37/75 percent shooting line, 6.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.2 turnovers, 2.6 steals

Holy shit.

There’s a few clear indicators driving the improvement, and they’re…