DETROIT - Dwane Casey says this is a big year for Stanley Johnson. The new Detroit Pistons coach has said it on multiple occasions.
This team needs to know what it has in Johnson, the eighth pick in the 2015 draft who has shown flashes of talent but whose career has been marked by inconsistency and unfulfilled potential.
Johnson is heading into the final year of his contract and the Pistons must make him a $5.3 million qualifying offer to retain his rights after this season.
Can Casey and his staff maximize the 6-7, 245-pound Johnson's potential?