Auburn Hills — After making strides between his first and second seasons, Pistons shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope knew he needed to make a bigger jump heading into Year 3.
He increased his scoring from 5.9 to 12.7 points and his 3-point shooting to 35 percent, but still needed to be more consistent.
So, during summer workouts with Dion Glover, an assistant with the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA D-League, he had specific areas to target — ball-handling and strength.
Through the first week of training camp, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy has seen that work pay off, identifying Caldwell-Pope as one of the standouts the first few days of workouts.