NBA Summer League: Grading The Detroit Pistons’ Performance

With the Summer League in the books for the Detroit Pistons, there were several positive aspects (and also a few negative) to draw from after the team's 1-4 performance. The Pistons may have ended the tournament on a bit of a sour note with a 14-point loss to the Miami Heat coming on Friday night, but that should not be a proper reason to disregard all the work that was accomplished in their Summer League action.

For the Pistons rookie, the Summer League provided a perfect opportunity to adapt to the physicality and pace of the NBA after his freshman season at Stanford. Although Okorie was the leading scorer in the ACC last year, it is reasonable to expect an adjustment period for the highly-coveted guard, and he acquitted himself quite well with 19.6 points per game.