Fansided · Jul 16, 2025
Summer League problems and solutions for the Pistons
2025 NBA Summer League - Minnesota Timberwolves v Detroit Pistons | Allen Berezovsky/GettyImagesThe Detroit Pistons lost their first game of the Summer League, an ugly affair against the Timberwolves that featured 38 combined turnovers, 21 of them by Detroit.
Summer League is what it is, which is a bunch of young, fringe NBA players trying to show they belong, often leading to sloppy play and plenty of miscues.
The Pistons did play solid defense, especially early on, with the Summer League team mimicking the ethos of the real thing, a team that hangs its hat on defense, struggles on offense at times and turns the ball over too much.