Will Bynum Exceeding Expectations

Shapecity · Nov 23, 2009

When Will Bynum joined the Detroit Pistons last season, he drew comparisons to Horace Jenkins, Anthony Goldwire and Will Blalock -- point guards who passed through Detroit in recent years. None of the three was good enough to stick in the NBA, but the Pistons had to fill their roster.

Bynum has been anything but filler.

Averaging 14.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds off the bench, he's one of the few bright spots for the 5-9 Pistons. Some have even began to question whether he should play ahead of Rodney Stuckey, Detroit's cornerstone player.

Stuckey, 23, is a tantalizing mix of size and speed. And he's certainly not a bad player (17.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game). But that should just show endearing Bynum has been this season.

With his ability to drive to the basket, he's often Detroit's go-to player down the stretch. If the NBA's stars pass on the dunk contest again, Bynum should be considered for the event. And he's doing all of this after going undrafted, playing in the NBDL and spending two seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Perhaps, most remarkable has been his improvement in Detroit. It seems like he's shooting more efficiently and passing, rebounding and defending better each day.

Unfortunately for Detroit, the 26-year-old is a free agent this summer, and it's tough to see the Pistons resigning him.

Faced with a similar situation in 2004, Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars let Mehmet Okur, a promising backup who wouldn't have started over Rasheed Wallace in Detroit, sign with the Utah Jazz. Ben Gordon probably fills the Pistons' high-priced backup guard quota, too.

Teams that might be in the market for a point guard next year -- ahem, Lakers, Heat and Knicks -- should keep an eye on Bynum.
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