The wing position for the Detroit Pistons is surprisingly deep, but only because in Detroit’s system, just about everyone is asked to play off the ball along the perimeter. Starting point guard Cade Cunningham could easily find himself on the court while Jaden Ivey or Killian Hayes initiates the offense. And the reverse is true as well. Cory Joseph confounds, but he’s a guard who can hit a 3, so he’ll be playing the wing too.
Then we have those traditional twos — Alec Burks, Rodney McGruder and Hamidou Diallo. At small forward, you have Saddiq Bey iron manning his way through the season, but with a lot expected of Isaiah Livers — if he’s not pressed into small forward duty.