There is no doubt that Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond is flourishing into a superstar. It is early in the season, but his explosion early has shown nothing but pure dominance. As of today, he has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week two weeks in a row. Drummond is currently averaging 20.3 points and 20.3 rebounds per game.
Drummond already has put together six double-doubles and three 20-20 games. The record in a season was set back in the early 90's by Atlanta Hawks center Kevin Willis who had 11. So, he is already a fourth of the way there only six games into the season. Not to mention, his ridiculous performance Sunday night in the Pistons' comeback win against the Portland Trailblazers, he almost finished with…show more content… Most of that success of course is due in large part of Drummond's play thus far.
Many columnists have already jumped the gun by proclaiming that he is the best big man in the NBA. Honestly, is that too far fetched right now? You look at other players that could be brought into this discussion, but none are at the level that Drummond is at right now. Anthony Davis and Demarcus Cousins are indeed tremendously talented big men, but anyone would take Drummond right now.
At this point, it is apparent that the dilemma in Detroit before this season was having both Greg Monroe and Drummond in the front-court. They both demand the ball in the post, and one had to go. We've seen head coach Stan Van Gundy mold an up-and-coming big man into a star before, (Dwight Howard in Orlando), and we may be witnessing that accomplishment again.
The entire roster is manufactured around Drummond, and basically everything within' the organization is invested in him. The dynamic duo of Reggie Jackson and Drummond has been too much for opposing teams thus far and they've been quite exciting. They still have some issues though, the defense has been strong, but offense at times seems to reliant on the
