Cade Cunningham could play more off the ball in some games while keeping the same touches.
“I think there's times in games, depending on teams, how they're defending us and how they're defending him, that we could do more with him off the ball and allow him, you know, to hide a little bit more and then come to the action. And still get the same amount of touches and usage for them. And I think it's important that we diversify that for them.”
Ausar Thompson getting expanded ball-handling reps as the Pistons work to grow his role as a creator.
“We obviously want Ausar to have the ball in his hands. We believe like if he takes a jump, our team is going to take a jump. In order to do that, he's got to get that exposure.”
Ausar Thompson will see an increase in minutes from last season.
“I definitely see his minutes going above 26.”
Ausar Thompson in line for 26-plus minutes with his workload managed in shorter stretches.
“I definitely see his minutes going above 26. … Because we asked him to do so much, how we manage those minutes might look different. Does he run all 10-minute stretches? Maybe, but is he a six-minute here, six-minute, six-minute, you know what I mean?”
Ausar Thompson in line for 26-plus minutes with his workload managed in shorter stretches.
“I definitely see his minutes going above 26. … Because we asked him to do so much, how we manage those minutes might look different. Does he run all 10-minute stretches? Maybe, but is he a six-minute here, six-minute, six-minute, you know what I mean?”
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