In 2012, Detroit used their ninth pick to acquire 6-foot-10 center Andre Drummond. Over the past eight seasons, he has also grown into the team's star. It's a pity that the story of the heroic first team is so difficult to stage. The Pistons chose to part ways with him before the 2020 mid-season trade deadline and start over. Drummond will also continue to accumulate his peak moments in other cities.
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1,The chick emerging from the cocoon
- season：2013-14 (second season of career)
- result:Pistons 115-100 Sixers
- data:31 points, 19 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 blocks, FG 12-15
After his rookie year, Drummond became a full-time starter in the second season of his career, and this game was like the stage where he truly emerged from his cocoon and showed his potential as a star player. Drummond's strong mobility and tall body allowed him to dominate the penalty area, scoring 12 points and 10 points in the first and fourth quarters respectively, and also scored 30 points for the first time in his career.
Only one of Drummond's 12 field goals came from a foot away from the basket. This shows that his skills are still immature, but on the other hand, it also allows Pistons fans to see a future star who can frequently contribute points at the basket using running and movement. It is worth mentioning that he made 7 of 18 free throws in this game, exceeding the season average with a full 20% shooting percentage.
2. A True ALL-STAR
- season：2017-18 (sixth season of career)
- result:Pistons 95-98 Jazz (OT)
- data:30 points, 24 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 6 blocks
In the 17-18 season, Drummond was selected to the All-Star Game for the second time in his career. This season, the Pistons coaching staff is trying to get him to work wonders in the high center position. Drummond showed his talent in organizing and distributing the ball, and his assists per game skyrocketed from a maximum of no more than 1.1 in the previous five seasons to an average of 3 per game.
This game against the Jazz can be called a famous battle in which Drummond used his own weapons to carry the team's victory. Facing the famous defensive center Rudy Gobert, he still crossed the penalty area during the game and turned in exaggerated statistics. When the game entered the crucial fourth quarter and overtime, Drummond revved up his engine and scored 18 points and 13 rebounds. Unfortunately, the game was still lost by 3 points.
3.Master the rebounds, master the game
- season：2015-16 (fourth season of career)
- result:Pistons 120-103 Trail Blazers
- data:29 points, 27 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks
As a rebounding master, Drummond has grabbed more than 20 rebounds in 81 games in his career, and there are many games where one person has more rebounds than the opponent's starting five. That was the case against the Trail Blazers. In the first 6 games of this season, he had a record of more than 20 rebounds in 3 games, and he also grabbed a career-high 29 rebounds in a single game against the Pacers 5 days ago.
Drummond frequently succeeded in low post singles during the game, and also took advantage of his role as a mobile rebounding machine, grabbing 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds, which was 5 rebounds more than the Blazers' starter. In the third quarter after the start of the second half, he bombarded Portland's penalty area and scored 16 points, but the Pistons still entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point deficit. But in this game, Drummond's assistant Reggie Jackson stepped up and helped the team win the game with a career-high 40-point performance.
4. The crucial fourth quarter
- season：2017-18 (sixth season of career)
- result:Pistons 118-108 Celtics
- data:26 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals
The Celtics did little to stop Drummond from getting where he wanted to go in this game. He scored a whopping 83.8 in this game, the fourth-highest single-game true shooting percentage (TS) of his career, and an exaggerated offensive efficiency of 149 (ORtg), and his total rebounds were exactly the same as the total of Boston's starting five. tie.
In addition to statistics, the suppression he showed in the fourth quarter is a true symbol of a star player. He came on the court with 8 and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter and scored 13 points, the highest score in the fourth quarter between the two teams. In addition to shooting 4 of 5 from the field, he also had a super high performance of 5 of 6 free throws from the free throw line.
5. The winning tip-in
- season：2014-15 (third season of career)
- result:Pistons 98-96 Pacers
- data:16 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists
- season：2015-16 (fourth season of career)
- result:Pistons 92-91 Bucks
- data:14 points, 16 rebounds, 1 steal
Drummond's skill set makes him not a suitable candidate to execute the final blow, but in these two games, he relied on his best weapon "offensive rebounding" to seal the victory for the team. In the game against the Pacers, he first faced star center Roy Hibbert's attack and drew an offensive foul and successfully defended. On the next possession, he added the winning score for the team. In the next season's game against the Bucks, Drummond made up the winning score when trailing by 1 point and left the court with a victorious smile.
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