In the run-up to the draft, Luke Kennard drew derisive comparisons from Detroit Pistons fans to former Piston Kyle Singler. Both white, both from Duke, both reputed to be shooters. Singler didn’t quite work out for the Pistons, and he’s been much worse for his current team, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
At Duke, Singler played four season, averaging 16.2 points per game on 43.3 percent shooting from the floor and 36.3 percent from three-point range. He had a true shooting percentage of 54.8 percent over the course of his career on usage of 24.