1.  Improve that jump shot and take it without hesitation when left open.
2.  Add some strength to avoid getting mauled in the post against most 4s.

He chose, instead, to try to develop his skill set at the 3.  To his credit, he has improved very well at handling the ball and passing.  However, he’s still slow against wings on the perimeter.  He’s not confident knocking down contested jumpers (that’s the life of the modern perimeter player).  He’s still below average at taking his man off the dribble at the 3 (but above average as a 4).

 He’d have Charlie V’s minutes and more if he had improved the two things I mentioned above.  He simply didn’t.  He played 12 games of meaningful minutes.  The first 10, he averaged 20 per game.  He still took bad shots, got overpowered in the post, made bad decisions on the pick and roll, and frankly really didn’t fit a need with Drummond on the floor.  

Furthermore, it appears that the Pistons see Jerebko (right or wrong- I’m not sure) as a 4 who can play a little 3.  His extension at $4.5M speaks a lot on what they think he is.  Market price for an offensively limited grinding 3 is somewhere around the LLE, around $1.5-2M.  A backup big who rebounds and can knock down a jumper goes for around the MLE, which is $3.5-5M.

The thing I like about Frank is that he buries nobody.  If you work hard, you’ll eventually get another shot- whether it be foul trouble or injuries or the guy in front of you is just playing awful.

Jerebko inevitably will get another shot.