The 2018 NBA Manifesto
Reggie Bullock
SG/SF - 6’7, 205lbs - 27 years old - 5 years of experience
Having barely played in his first four NBA seasons across three different franchises - only 147 regular season games and 1,629 minutes in that time is not a good return - the Pistons brought Bullock back this past summer despite playing him less than 1,000 minutes over the previous two seasons combined. They clearly saw a future in that jump shot. And on a team that has made some bad determinations of player value in recent years, they got this one right.
Initially just filling in as a starter, Bullock eventually stayed as one for the majority of the season, and played more minutes in 2017/18 than in his career hitherto combined. He thus put up career-highs in all categories without ever doing all that much different to what went before. Bullock knows he is that most coveted of things, the three-and-D specialist, and thus limited himself according.
Offensively, he would move off the ball, either via runs to the corner, curls to the wing or the occasional dive to the rim. From there, he took a boatload of catch-and-shoot threes that he hit extremely efficiently, and took layups at the rim only if the front door was left wide open. 88.8% of Bullock’s made shots were assisted, which gives some idea of quite how many dribbles he took in traffic all year. Defensively, he used good size and good reads to generally do the right thing, if occasionally a bit overmatched in isolation possessions or when up against true speedsters (the small forward position better suits his body type going forward, awkward reconciliation with Stanley Johnson notwithstanding).
All in all, good season. Go have another.
Player Plan: One year and $2.5 million remaining. It is unguaranteed, but don’t worry about that.
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SG/SF - 6’7, 205lbs - 27 years old - 5 years of experience
Having barely played in his first four NBA seasons across three different franchises - only 147 regular season games and 1,629 minutes in that time is not a good return - the Pistons brought Bullock back this past summer despite playing him less than 1,000 minutes over the previous two seasons combined. They clearly saw a future in that jump shot. And on a team that has made some bad determinations of player value in recent years, they got this one right.
Initially just filling in as a starter, Bullock eventually stayed as one for the majority of the season, and played more minutes in 2017/18 than in his career hitherto combined. He thus put up career-highs in all categories without ever doing all that much different to what went before. Bullock knows he is that most coveted of things, the three-and-D specialist, and thus limited himself according.
Offensively, he would move off the ball, either via runs to the corner, curls to the wing or the occasional dive to the rim. From there, he took a boatload of catch-and-shoot threes that he hit extremely efficiently, and took layups at the rim only if the front door was left wide open. 88.8% of Bullock’s made shots were assisted, which gives some idea of quite how many dribbles he took in traffic all year. Defensively, he used good size and good reads to generally do the right thing, if occasionally a bit overmatched in isolation possessions or when up against true speedsters (the small forward position better suits his body type going forward, awkward reconciliation with Stanley Johnson notwithstanding).
All in all, good season. Go have another.
Player Plan: One year and $2.5 million remaining. It is unguaranteed, but don’t worry about that.
