Pistons' Andre Drummond: Won't play in 2016 Summer Olympics

Drummond won't play for Team USA in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports.

Analysis:

Drummond cemented himself as one of the game's top centers last season with the Pistons, averaging 16.2 points (on 52.1% shooting from the field), 14.8 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks across 32.9 minutes per game. Though he received an invite to play for the U.S. and may have been a candidate to start at center for the squad, Drummond decided he was better served taking the summer off to work out on his own. He'll be well rested in advance of the Pistons' training camp in the fall and could take his game to greater heights as he enters his age-23 campaign.