Every season it seems fans of the Detroit Pistons choose one guy to be down on, and this year’s target is Caris LeVert.
Part of this is that fans have rallied behind players like Javonte Green and Daniss Jenkins, but another part is that LeVert hasn’t been great.
His 8.3 points per game is the lowest since his rookie season, and his minutes per game are the lowest of his career. Even his 20 minutes per game is too much for some fans, who think those minutes should be allocated elsewhere.
To be fair to LeVert, he hasn’t been that bad, especially considering he’s been in and out of the lineup all season with nagging injuries, but his shot efficiency from 2-point range is not great, and even though he’s hitting 37 percent of his 3-point shots, LeVert isn’t doing much else.