While things may not have gone the way fans had hoped for the Detroit Pistons so far this year, they can find comfort in knowing they have a reliable youth movement on the horizon.
Svi Mykhailiuk was drafted in the second round in the 2018 draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Svi, a 6’7 shooting guard out of Kansas, was seen as a potential sharp shooter and high effort player. However, there is a reason he was drafted 47th. He struggled to shoot throughout periods of his college career and was seen as a weak link on the defensive end while playing for the Jawhawks.