Remember Andre Drummond’s rookie season, before the back injury that cost him 22 games? Remember the stretch around the holidays when that second unit Lawrence Frank put together flourished around Drummond-Will Bynum pick-and-roll chemistry with shooting provided by Charlie Villanueva and Austin Daye and the slashing ability of Rodney Stuckey?

That’s not far out of line with how the Pistons will play next season under Stan Van Gundy. No point guard since Bynum has connected with Drummond quite like Reggie Jackson, who offers more size, versatility and consistency than Bynum.

But what else will Van Gundy’s 2015-16 offense feature? The Drummond-Jackson pick and roll will be the backbone of the offense, but where do they turn for variety? What’s the counterpunch to the steady diet of body blows the Drummond-Jackson pick and roll will administer to soften defenses?

“I would say that we will develop a post-up game that will probably be four headed,” Van Gundy said.

Van Gundy began last season force feeding Drummond as a back-to-the-basket option, then eased off of it when Drummond struggled early in the season and often got in early foul trouble. Over the last two months of 2014-15, though, Drummond flashed an increasingly effective post game with a baby hook as the staple. His strength, first-step quickness and developing touch make you wonder what Drummond – still just 21 – might evolve into over the next few seasons.

But the vast majority of Pistons post-ups for the last few seasons have been to Greg Monroe, whose ability to score or pass made him an especially inviting option.

“We’ve obviously lost a very, very good player and a guy who was easy to lean on on the offensive end,” Van Gundy said. “You could just come down and drop the ball inside to him and with his ability to score and to pass you felt like you could get a good shot.”

Going forward, opponents can expect a dose of Drummond post-ups, but also opportunities for newcomers Marcus Morris and Stanley Johnson and even for Jackson.

“Marcus is able to go down in there and post and isolate,” Van Gundy said. “I think Stanley, in a lot of matchups, can go down there and post. And we’re going to start putting Reggie down there more. I think that would be a second component (after the Drummond-Jackson pick and roll).”

If Brandon Jennings comes back healthy, Van Gundy will dust off the part of the playbook that worked so very well for a month last season after the Pistons waived Josh Smith and before Jennings got hurt coming off the best stretch of his career. The Pistons were 12-3 over that month and posted road wins against playoff teams Cleveland, Toronto, San Antonio and Dallas.

He’ll also find shots for both incumbent shooting guards, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jodie Meeks. Both Georgia natives are working out there under the direction of Dion Glover, the former NBA player who now works for the Pistons D-League affiliate in Grand Rapids. Assistant coach Bob Beyer has traveled to Georgia twice this off-season to work with him and will return shortly.

“Being able to run particularly Jodie and KCP off of screens and their ability to make plays will probably be the third thing that we try to do,” Van Gundy said.

Power forwards Ersan Ilyasova and Anthony Tolliver will help create the space for all three of those elements with their 3-point range. The Pistons will get a different look offensively when Aron Baynes replaces Drummond at center, featuring an ability to play with five face-up shooters at times.

At their best, the Pistons are more likely to be a team that spreads out its scoring – getting it in a variety of ways from a number of players.

“I don’t know that we’re a team that can just consistently give the ball to one guy,” Van Gundy said. “I think we need to play with ball movement and getting everybody involved and helping each other.”