Last week I took a look at the Detroit Pistons defense as a whole and broke down areas I felt like they were being solid and some areas where they could definitely show improvement. This week, I decided to take more of an individual approach and look at the two guys I would say have a solid case for being the two best defenders on the team — or at least have the biggest impact right now on that end of the floor.
While Josh Jackson provides some tremendous athleticism and is going to give you some highlight blocks and occasional good point-of-attack possessions, Jerami Grant could definitely make a case with his willingness to match up with the opposing team’s best wing player, and Cade Cunningham provides a ton of value with his communication and leadership, they didn’t quite make the cut.