Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey says the addition of Derrick Rose was a “big plus” for Detroit.

Rose signed a two-year deal with the Pistons in free agency. He will back up Reggie Jackson at the point guard spot.

“Just adding Derrick alone is a big plus for us; a guy who can score like he can, get into the paint and, you know” — (knocks on wood) — “continues to shoot the 3 like he did last year,” Casey told James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. “It was a big plus for us, adding him to the second unit. And I will say, again, a lot of games are won or lost with your second unit.”

Last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Derrick Rose averaged 18.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. The Chicago native shot 48.2 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from beyond the arc, 85.6 percent from the free-throw line and scored a career-high 50 points on Halloween against the Utah Jazz.

The Pistons averaged 107.0 points per game in 2018-19, which ranked 25th in the league. With Rose in the fold, Detroit should be more explosive on offense this upcoming season. Last season, Rose became the first NBA player since 1983 to score at least 917 points in fewer than 1,400 minutes.