The Detroit Pistons need outside shooting. That sentiment has been hammered through NBA media all summer. Detroit addressed the shooting woes through free agency, but the Pistons’ 2024 draft pick sang a different but familiar tune.
The basketball gods rewarded (or maybe righteously punished) the Pistons with the 5th pick for the third consecutive year, following in the footsteps of teammates Jaden Ivey and Ausar Thompson.
Ivey represented an explosive downhill scorer. Thompson, meanwhile, was a relentless on-ball defender who takes on the toughest assignments every night. Whether that assignment is a primary ball handler or a bruising wing, Thompson is game.