Toronto — Even after the regular practice session had ended and almost all of the other Pistons players had scattered, Stanley Johnson stuck around, his sweat-soaked shirt showing the badge for the extra labor he had put in.
Assistant coach Bob Beyer fed him passes and Johnson put up jump shot after jump shot, some clanging off the iron, but more swishing the nets.
Then came one bad miss.
Johnson, 20, was frustrated with himself.
Beyer reminded Johnson of his foot placement and prodded him to go again.
Plant. Shot. Swish.
It’s a constant work in progress for Johnson, reaching for the must-have next level of his offense.