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Friday's Pistons Links: Johnson may sit out Summer League games

Andre Drummond 'open' to going underhanded at the line: Pistons center Andre Drummond is no Rick Barry at the free-throw line. But the two may have something in common beginning next year. Drummond, who had a horrific season at the line — making just 36 percent — potentially could be changing his style to underhand free throws next season. -- The Detroit News

Improving Pistons will have money to spend: The Pistons made an early exit from the playoffs, swept out by the Cavaliers in the first round of the Eastern Conference series. It was a disappointing ending to the season, but a 12-win improvement over last year could portend an upswing in the franchise, after a six-year absence from the playoffs. -- The Detroit News

Could shooting underhand cure Drummond’s free-throw yips?: It’s all in the head when Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond steps to the free-throw line. He knows what to do mechanically. He has practiced the form thousands of times. He has worked with shot doctors, his coaches, listened to the advice from everyone. Or at least he has heard it. None of it has worked, obviously. -- Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons assistant GM headed to Sacramento Kings: The Detroit Pistons are losing a key front office executive. Assistant general manager Ken Catanella is headed to the Sacramento Kings. He was in charge of the Pistons' analytics efforts. -- Detroit Free Press

'Everything on the table' with Andre Drummond's FTs: At this point, Detroit Pistons president/coach Stan Van Gundy is willing to try anything to improve center Andre Drummond’s historically bad free throw shooting. Could that even include having the All-Star shoot underhanded? -- Detroit Free Press

Stanley Johnson may be withheld from summer league for skills work: Stanley Johnson might benefit from summer league but not nearly as much as from drills and more drills. So the Detroit Pistons forward, who just completed his rookie season, might not participate in Orlando Pro Summer League in July. -- MLive.com

Stan Van Gundy offers three points of emphasis for offseason: Stan Van Gundy generally was pleased with the 2015-16 season. The Detroit Pistons won 44 games, their most since 2007-08. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2008-09, which also was their last season with an NBA All-Star before Andre Drummond broke that streak this year. -- MLive.com

Pistons' SVG: Underhand shots, hypnosis possible to fix Andre Drummond FTs: Could Andre Drummond try shooting free throws underhanded and under the spell of a hypnotist? Maybe not but Detroit Pistons president-coach Stan Van Gundy spent several minutes of his wrap-up press conference to the 2015-16 season on Drummond's free-throw woes, summed up in four words: "Everything's on the table." -- MLive.com

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