The Official Pistons Thread: We Got Mo Cheeks than You

[1King]

Detroit Pistons:

Coaching Staff:

HC: Maurice Cheeks
AC: John Loyer
AC: TBD
AC: TBD

Roster (Under Contract):

01| G Brandon Knight (PG)
02| G Rodney Stuckey
03| SG Kim English
04| SF Kyle Singler
05| SF Khris Middleton
06| F Charlie Villanueva
07| F Jonas Jerebko
08| PF/C Greg Monroe
09| C Andre Drummond
10| C Slava Kravtsov
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Roster (Pending FA):

PG Jose Calderon
PG Will Bynum
SG/SF Corey Maggette
PF Jason Maxiell

Draft Picks:

2013 NBA Draft

#8
#37
#56 - via LAC

Notes

* Pistons owe Bobcats 1st round pick (2013 - top 14 protected; 2014 - top 8 protected; 2015 - top 1 protected; 2016 - unprotected)

Expiring Contracts:

SG/SF Corey Maggette - Expires after 12/13 season - $10.9 M
PF Jason Maxiell - Expires after 12/13 season - $5 M
PG Will Bynum - Expires after 12/13 season - $3.5 M
PG Jose Calderon - Expires after 12/13 season - $

Rip Hamilton's salary comes off the books after 12/13 season - $5.5 M

(Future) Team Needs:

Starting SG
Starting SF
Backup PG
Backup PF/C
Starting PG?

Potential Draft Targets:

Michigan | SO PG | Trey Burke | Projected: Top 10
Syracuse |SO G | Michael Carter-Williams | Projected: Lottery
Indiana | JR SG | Victor Oladipo | Projected: Top 10
Kansas | FR SG | Ben McLemore | Projected: Top 5
UCLA | FR SG/SF | Shabazz Muhammad | Projected: Lottery
Georgetown | SF | Otto Porter | Projected: Top 5
UNLV | FR F | Anthony Bennett | Projected: Lottery
Kentucky | FR PF/C | Nerlens Noel | Projected: Top 3

Texas | SO PG | Myck Kabongo | Projected: Late 1st/2nd Round
International | PG Dennis Schroeder | Projected: 1st Round
Miami (FL) | SO PG | Shane Larkin | Projected: Late 1st/2nd Round
Detroit | JR PG | Ray McCallum | Projected: TBD
SDSU | JR SG | Jamaal Franklin | Projected: Late 1st/2nd Round
Cal | JR SG | Allen Crabbe | Projected: TBD
Kentucky | FR SG | Archie Goodwin | Projected: TBD
Michigan | JR SG | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Projected: 1st Round
Marquette | JR G | Vander Blue | Projected: TBD
Lehigh | SR G | CJ McCollum | Projected: Lottery/1st Round
Providence | FR SG | Ricky Ledo | Projected: TBD
Georgia | SO SG | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Projected: Mid 1st/Early 2nd
New Mexico | JR SG/SF | Tony Snell | Projected: Late 1st/Early 2nd
Long Beach State | SR SG/SF | James Ennis | Projected: TBD
International | SG/SF | Sergey Karasey | Projected: 1st Round
North Carolina | SG/SF | Reggie Bullock | Projected: TBD
North Texas | JR F | Tony Mitchell | Projected: 1st Round
Colorado | JR F | Andre Roberson | Projected: TBD
International | F | Giannis Adetokoubo | Projected: 1st Round
Louisville | JR PF/C | Gorgui Dieng | Projected: 1st Round
International | C | Rudy Gobert | Projected: TBD

Murray State | SR PG | Isaiah Canaan | Projected: Late 1st-Mid 2nd
Baylor | SR PG | Pierre Jackson | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
Louisville | SR PG | Peyton Siva | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
International | PG | Raul Neto | Projected: TBD
International | PG | Josep Franch | Projected: TBD
FSU | SR SG | Michael Snaer | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
Illinois | SR SG | Brandon Paul | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
International | SG/SF | Jordan Aboudou | Projected: TBD
International | SG/SF | Ivan Batur | Projected: TBD
Arizona | SR SF | Solomon Hill | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
Minnesota | SR SF | Rodney Williams | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
Ohio State | JR SF | Deshaun Thomas | Projected: Late 1st/2nd Round
Iowa State | SR SF | Will Clyburn | Projected: TBD
International | F | Livio Jean-Charles | Projected: TBD
Minnesota | SR PF | Trevor Mbakwe | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
International | PF | Augusto Lima | Projected: TBD
Arizona | FR PF | Grant Jerrett | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
Missouri | SR PF/C | Alex Oriakhi | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA
Kansas | SR C | Jeff Withey | Projected: Late 1st/2nd Round
USC | JR C | Dewayne Dedmon | Projected: 2nd Round/UDFA

Draft Prospects With Confirmed/Scheduled Contact w/ Pistons:

Interview:

PG Isaiah Canaan - Murray State
G CJ McCollum - Lehigh
G Michael Carter-Williams - Syracuse
SG Ben McLemore - Kansas
SG Victor Oladipo - Indiana
SG Ricky Ledo - Providence
SF Deshuan Thomas - Ohio State
SF Otto Porter - Georgetown
SF Shabazz Muhammad - UCLA
F Andre Roberson - Colorado
F Tony Mitchell - North Texas
PF Grant Jerrett - Arizona
PF Cody Zeller - Indiana
C Rudy Gobert - International

Workout:

PG Ray McCallum - TBD
PG Peyton Siva - Louisville - May 28
PG Elijah Johnson - Kansas - May 28
G CJ McCollum - Lehigh - June 19
G Michael Carter-Williams - Syracuse - June 19
G Lamont Jones - Iona - May 28
G Brandon Triche - Syracuse - TBD
G Korie Lucious - Iowa State - June 3
G Vander Blue - Marquette - TBD
G Jordan Hulls - Indiana - TBA
G Kwame Vaughn - Cal State Fullerton - TBA
SG Brandon Paul - Illinois - May 30
SG Khalif Wyatt - Temple - TBA
SG/SF DJ Stephens - Memphis - May 30
SG/SF Carrick Felix - Arizona State - May 30
SG/SF Will Clyburn - Iowa State - May 30
SF Shabazz Muhammad - UCLA - TBA
SF Doug Anderson - Detroit - May 30
SF Solomon Hill - Arizona - May 30
SF Tony Snell - New Mexico - TBD
SF Adonis Thomas - Memphis - TBA
F Andre Roberson - Colorado - TBA
F Robert Covington - Tennessee State - TBA
F James Southerland - Syracuse - TBA
F CJ Aiken - St. Joseph's - TBA
F Mereks Mejeris - International - TBA
PF Jackie Carmichael - Illinois State - TBA
PF Erik Murphy - Florida - TBA
PF Brandon Davies - BYU - TBA
PF Kenny Kadji - Miami (FL) - TBA
PF Nick Minnerath - Detroit - June 12
PF A'uston Calhoun - Bowling Green - TBA
PF/C Mike Muscala - Bucknell - TBA
PF/C Mason Plumlee - Duke - June 21
PF/C Cody Zeller - Indiana - June 21
PF/C Kelly Olynyk - Gonzaga - June 21
C Zeke Marshall - AKron - June 2, 3

1King's Prospect Preference (for Detroit) By Position (Subject to Change - Last Update: 6/18):

PG:

01| Trey Burke - Michigan
02| Dennis Schroeder - International
03| CJ McCollum - Lehigh
04| Isaiah Canaan - Murray State
05| Michael Carter-Williams - Syracuse
06| Myck Kabongo - Texas
07| Ray McCallum - Detroit
08| Shane Larkin - Miami (FL)
09| Peyton Siva - Louisville
10| Pierre Jackson - Baylor

SG:

01| Victor Oladipo - Indiana
02| Ben McLemore - Kansas
03| Tim Hardaway Jr. - Michigan
04| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Georgia
05| Jamaal Franklin - San Diego State
06| Archie Goodwin - Kentucky
07| Tony Snell - New Mexico
08| Ricky Ledo - Providence
09| Allen Crabbe - California
10| Reggie Bullock - North Carolina

SF:

01| Otto Porter - Georgetown
02| Shabazz Muhammad - UCLA
03| Sergey Karasey - International
04| Giannis Adetokoubo - International
05| Rodney Williams - Minnesota
06| Andre Roberson - Colorado
07| James Ennis - Long Beach State
08| Adonis Thomas - Memphis
09| Livio Jean-Charles - International
10| Robert Covington - Tennessee State

PF:

01| Anthony Bennett - UNLV
02| Tony Mitchell - North Texas
03| Cody Zeller - Indiana
04| Mason Plumlee - Duke
05| Lucas Nogueira - International
06| Jackie Carmichael - Illinois State
07| Kelly Olynyk - Gonzaga
08| CJ Leslie - NCST
09| Augusto Lima - International
10| Grant Jerrett - Arizona

C:

01| Nerlens Noel - Kentucky
02| Gorgui Dieng - Louisville
03| Alex Len - Maryland
04| Steven Adams - Pittsburgh
05| Rudy Gobert - International
06| Jeff Withey - Kansas
07| Mike Muscala - Bucknell
08| Zeke Marshall - Akron
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Overall:

01| Trey Burke - PG - Michigan
02| Otto Porter - SF - Georgetown
03| Victor Oladipo - SG - Indiana
04| Ben McLemore - SG - Kansas
05| Anthony Bennett - F - UNLV
06| Nerlens Noel - PF/C - Kentucky
07| Dennis Schroeder - PG - International
08| Tim Hardaway Jr. - SG - Michigan
09| Shabazz Muhammad - SG/SF - UCLA
10| Tony Mitchell - F - North Texas
11| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - SG - Georgia
12| CJ McCollum - G - Lehigh
13| Gorgui Dieng - PF/C - Louisville
14| Jamaal Franklin - SG - San Diego State
15| Alex Len - C - Maryland
16| Cody Zeller - PF - Indiana
17| Isaiah Canaan - PG - Murray State
18| Michael Carter-Williams - G - Syracuse
19| Archie Goodwin - SG - Kentucky
20| Tony Snell - SG/SF - New Mexico
21| Ricky Ledo - SG - Providence
22| Sergey Karasey - SF/SG - International
23| Giannis Adetokoubo - SF - International
24| Steven Adams - C - Pittsburgh
25| Allen Crabbe - SG - California
26| Reggie Bullock - SG - North Carolina
27| Mason Plumlee - PF/C - Duke
28| Lucas Nogueira - PF/C - International
29| Jackie Carmichael - PF - Illinois State
30| Myck Kabongo - PG - Texas
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[detfan782004]

Sweet. A team thread that can actually be updated.

So glad old one reached 100


Wish they would just call all in on youth movement starting lineup of

PG- Knight
SG- Stuckey
SF- Singler
PF- Monroe
C- Drummond
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FFMD II AGM- DETROIT LIONS

[1King]

If anyone sees any mistakes or has any suggestions to update the op let me know.

Also, if anyone has any catchy, funny, etc. ideas for the thread title let me know. I wanted to go with "Awaiting Drummond's Debut" but it was too long.
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[DougE14]

How has Khris Middleton looked in preseason so far? I'm a big fan and think he can do some things off the bench offensively.
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[detfan782004]

[DougE14]

[detfan782004]

[gl81]

What are you guys hoping for this year? Last year I was on the let's tank bandwagon for obvious reasons, but this year I'm a little more torn.

Also, hope there's a decent crowd Wednesday. Any word on if it looks to be a sellout?
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^El Ramster

[Texansfan713]

[1King]

[ManeLine]

Crowd was chanting something along the lines of "we want Drummond" in the final preseason game. Hopefully Frank listens. Starting Maxiell is just a terrible idea. You have a 7 foot freak, use him.

As for want I want to see. Progression from Knight. I want to see him become a better distributor and limit his turnovers. I'd also like to see him finish stronger around the rim. Monroe, I want to see him add a consistent jump shot to his game and get a little scrappier. Sometimes it seems like he's afraid of contact...

Those 2 have to progress if we want a shot at the Playoffs. If they do, I think there's a real shot at the 8 seed.
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props to ramster

[1King]

[Typical_Lions]

I want to see progression from the guys as they learn how to play with one another in Frank's system. Just as important I would like to see them play hard all the time. I can take losing but I cannot take a lackadaisical effort.

After this year Hamilton, Maxiell, Bynum, and Maggette will be off the books. Daye's might not get a qualifying offer. Charlie V has a player option for $8.5 million (yuck) that he would be a fool not to exercise. All in all it could make for an interesting off-season for 2013-2014.

[detfan782004]

[Typical_Lions]

I say let Frank make that decision. Drummond is really young and the NBA game can be complex. No need to discourage the guy right out of the gate.