It's time to forget all about the Detroit Pistons' 32-win season, time to get over a postseason absence that's lasted since 2009. Team president and head coach Stan Van Gundy is looking to usher in a new era during his second season, and he just might have the personnel to do it.
Rookie forward Stanley Johnson ranks chief among the organization's key summer acquisitions. Taken with the No. 8 overall selection in last month's draft, the still-developing 19-year-old has already opened eyes at the Orlando Summer League earlier this month. Beyond the numbers, those working most closely with Johnson have suggested he's also a quick learner—good news for a club that's long needed immediate help at the small forward spot.
"From a terminology standpoint, from a learning standpoint, he is so much farther along right now," assistant coach Bob Beyer recently said, per MLive.com's David Mayo. "He displayed some really good qualities as an NBA small forward throughout the play this past week, but it's going to take time. I think what summer league does is it gives you an idea, but it's far from being the final judgment."
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Early Impressions of Stanley Johnson from 2015 NBA Summer League
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