The Golden State Warriors treated the Detroit Pistons like most NBA watchers — as an afterthought. No-offense Stanley Johnson is a starter? Cute. Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson the linchpins of the offense? How well did that work for you last year? Marcus Morris and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gone? Weren’t they your two best players?
Detroit, however, decided playtime was over. Andre Drummond took the offseason seriously. He got needed surgery to improve his breathing, worked on his free-throw stroke and stopped with the silly post ups.