You don’t need to look beyond the source to learn that this upcoming NBA season is a vital one for 21-year-old Henry Ellenson. He’ll tell you himself.



After being a one-and-done prospect out of Marquette, the Pistons forward will enter Year 3 of his professional career this fall, and is in the midst of an offseason that will dictate whether he remains an untapped vessel of potential or grows into a priority within the franchise.



The 6-foot-11 Ellenson, who was the No. 18 pick in the 2016 draft, has played in only 57 NBA games. Some of his mystery is due to a rotating veteran cast that has been ahead of him on the depth chart, as well as having a head coach who didn’t seem gung-ho about betting his future in Detroit on in-game player development. Then, some of the mystery comes from Ellenson himself, and his inability, to this point, to showcase the consistency deemed worthy of such responsibility.



However, with a new coaching staff in place,...