{"id":83603,"date":"2025-08-20T11:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/83603\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T11:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:50:11","slug":"pistons-continue-to-miss-chances-to-add-cheap-depth-at-key-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/83603\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons continue to miss chances to add cheap depth at key position"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pistons likely filled out their team<\/a> by signing Javonte Green to the 14th spot on the roster. With rumors that the 15th spot is being kept open for Malik Beasley<\/a>\u2019s possible return, this move left the Pistons with no other open spots to fill. However, they still lack depth in some positions – especially power forward – and a player just got signed who would have filled that role.<\/p>\n

Jalen McDaniels: Potential Depth at Power Forward<\/p>\n

Jalen McDaniels was picked up on Monday by the New Orleans Pelicans, and he has the size to properly play the power forward position. McDaniels is 6-foot-9 compared to Green\u2019s 6-foot-4, although Green\u2019s athleticism and toughness allow him to guard bigger players.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McDaniels practically did not play at all last season, logging just seven total minutes across the entire season for the league-worst Washington Wizards. But he did have some utility earlier in this career. McDaniels spent his first three and a half seasons in Charlotte and became a serviceable player for the Hornets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In his last season (2022-23) in Charlotte before being traded, McDaniels had worked his way up to 10.6 points per game in 26.7 minutes. He\u2019s always been known as a good defender, and frequently had multiple steals and\/or blocks in a single game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McDaniels was then dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he played a more limited role. However, his efficiency went up and he even shot 40 percent from three, albeit on low volume in his 24 games there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, McDaniels\u2019 career has derailed in the last two seasons with miserable stops in Toronto and Washington. At the same time that his younger brother Jaden McDaniels has emerged as a key piece for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the older Jalen is fighting for his place in the NBA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He still has the size and length that made him a promising defender earlier in his career. His offensive game has never really panned out, but he could be a solid signing at the end of the roster. His defense is sure to keep other players sharp in practice, which is a trait shared by Green.<\/a><\/p>\n

Neither McDaniels or Green is likely to see many minutes next season, but McDaniels could be a better fit for a team lacking in depth at power forward. He is a more natural frontcourt defender with his size, but the Pistons ultimately opted for the more experienced Green.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pistons likely filled out their team by signing Javonte Green to the 14th spot on the roster.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-83603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}