The Detroit Pistons addressed virtually all of their known weaknesses this offseason. They plugged gaping holes at both backup point guard signing Ish Smith and backup big with Jon Leuer, solving the two most significant problems from last season.
Nobody expected the bench wing role, expected to be a relative position of strength, to become a black hole. The Pistons were returning a promising young core of players able to play off the wing, with Reggie Bullock poised to recapture his shooting poise of last season, Darrun Hilliard ready to take steps forward and Stanley Johnson expected to take quantum leaps forward after a promising postseason and offseason.