What It Means:

Per Van Gundy, consistent effort from Drummond "hasn’t quite happened yet ... He’s not quite there all the time to where he’s ready to go." The Pistons head coach continued, praising Drummond's extraordinary potential and his commitment to improving his game in the offseason, adding that the big man has "taken a different approach to his free-throw shooting [this summer]." There isn't too much to be taken from these remarks, but at just 23-years-old, Drummond should certainly have plenty of room to grow and improve.

Drummond has recorded 171 double-doubles since he stepped into a full-time starting role in 2013, while nobody else in the league has cracked even 150 in that span. He averaged career-highs with 16.2 points and a league-leading 14.8 rebounds per game this past season, earning a 3.9 nERD that was good for 44th in the NBA.