Matt Costello has continued to put up big numbers for the Detroit Pistons in their Summer League outings and, as a big member of Pistons Twitter, I can tell you first hand that fans are starting to take notice. Costello went into the game averaging 13.7 points and 8 rebounds per game along with a few blocks. He has been impressive on both ends of the court, and that success rolled into today’s game against the 76ers, despite a pretty crazy foul total (8 fouls on the day).
Personally, his fouls don’t really bother me that much. I view turnovers and fouls with a grain of salt in Summer League as players are playing an aggressive style trying to set themselves apart.
What I was more impressed by was his shooting, which I didn’t even know he had in his arsenal. He went 3-for-7 on threes (42.9%), a very strong mark for a center. He had 18 points on the day to go along with 7 rebounds and a block. I don’t think he could do much more to further his NBA chances at this point, I think some team, whether it’s the Pistons or someone else, will give him a shot after this impressive series of performances.
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