An athletic and swift 6’11, 279 lbs center is one blessed athlete on paper. In reality, Andre Drummond does not disappoint, moving exceptionally well for someone of his size and build, very nimble and quick.

Coming off a back injury that limited his rookie season to 60 games, Drummond's potential is indeed great. He posted averages of 7.9 PPG on 60.8 percent shooting, 7.6 RPG, including 2.8 offensive rebounds, 1.0 SPG and 1.6 BPG, all in just 20.7 MPG. These are great, productive numbers when considering the minutes he played.

The 2013 Orlando Summer League kicked off on Sunday and Andre Drummond started for the Detroit Pistons, logging 12 points, 16 rebounds, six blocks and five steals. However, his line becomes somewhat tarnished when we factor in his 36 percent shooting after having shot almost 61 percent last season. He also shot 2-for-9 from the free-throw line and turned the ball over seven times.

We saw a lot of positives from Drummond in the game against the Brooklyn Nets.

He is very good at moving his feet on defense, whether he is defending in the post or defending the pick-and-roll. Two of his six blocks came while defending a player one-on-one in the post. He also uses his hands well on defense, always actively pestering ball-handlers.

His rebounding numbers were practically split 50-50 between offensive and defensive boards, grabbing seven on the offensive glass, four of which were tip-ins that led to eight of his 12 points. As a rookie, his rebounding numbers were split 37-63, the former being offensive rebounding.

It’s also worth noting that he tied the Orlando Summer League record for blocks in a game only 21 seconds into the second half, picking up his sixth block on a monster rejection on a hook shot by Jamelle Hagins.

Here is where Pistons fans need to be concerned: Drummond has practically no post-up game.

Mason Plumlee did a great job of defending Drummond in the post, so we must give credit where credit is due, but his defense was not exceptional enough for us to give Drummond a pass.

In post-up plays, Drummond was 0-for-6 for the game, also turning the ball over four times on the block, two of which were offensive fouls. He did draw two fouls, but failed to capitalize from the charity stripe in those situations.

The good news is he's working out with Hakeem Olajuwon this summer. 

Another area that Drummond needs to work on is finishing at the rim. In his rookie season, 77 percent of his shot attempts were either dunks or layups. With so much of his offense coming at the rim, he needs to be able to capitalize and finish. He was only 1-for-6 in the first half yesterday, his only make coming in the opening minutes when he tip-dunked a missed shot to put his team on the board.

One of the reasons Drummond didn’t see more then 20 minutes-per-game last season was because of his poor conditioning. This is something he really needs to work on in order to produce. There are still over three months left before the 2013-2014 season begins, but he really needs to start now. Again on Sunday, he looked completely winded and out of breath at times, lacking a lot of energy on a lot of his offense. Of course, fatigue factors into his amount of misses, nine out of 14 attempts.

Finally, he needs to control his body on defense and tone the fouls down. Lucky for him and his six fouls, you cannot foul out in Summer League, but as a rookie, he averaged 5.6 fouls per 48 minutes, something Pistons fans must be concerned about.

Turning 20 in August, Drummond is an excellent athlete with an incredible amount of potential. Not only is he working with Olajuwon this offseason, but also with Chris Paul and Al Jefferson, so it’s quite clear that he intends to work on his game and improve in all areas to be the best he can be and really help his team go places, perhaps even lead his team.