Power Rankings
Overall Rank: 19th
Tier: Playoff Hopefuls
Projected Seeding: 9th in East
Building around star C Andre Drummond, the Pistons have completely overhauled their roster over these past couple of years. Star PF/C Greg Monroe is gone, but that star power has been somewhat replaced by the point guard duo of Reggie Jackson and Brandon Jennings. There is also a plethora of shooters and other role players on the wing, including SF/SG Danny Granger, SG Jodie Meeks, PF/SF Ersan Ilyasova, and PF/SF Marcus Morris. Youngsters SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and SF/PF Stanley Johnson also figure to make an immediate impact, but there are a couple flaws with this team. While Drummond anchors a solid defense and the Pistons' shooters make up for the star center's lack of spacing, there is a glaring lack of scorers on the roster. The backcourt duo of Jackson and Jennings can absolutely put the ball in the basket, but finding other playmakers on Detroit is a futile task. Drummond will need to supply some points from the low block, but as he only put up 13.8 points per game last year, he’s not the most reliable offensive option. The Pistons will absolutely be in the playoff hunt for almost the entire year, but unless Drummond grows a tremendous amount this year, particularly on the offensive end, Detroit will have to wait another year to snap their six year playoff drought.
Overall Rank: 19th
Tier: Playoff Hopefuls
Projected Seeding: 9th in East
Building around star C Andre Drummond, the Pistons have completely overhauled their roster over these past couple of years. Star PF/C Greg Monroe is gone, but that star power has been somewhat replaced by the point guard duo of Reggie Jackson and Brandon Jennings. There is also a plethora of shooters and other role players on the wing, including SF/SG Danny Granger, SG Jodie Meeks, PF/SF Ersan Ilyasova, and PF/SF Marcus Morris. Youngsters SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and SF/PF Stanley Johnson also figure to make an immediate impact, but there are a couple flaws with this team. While Drummond anchors a solid defense and the Pistons' shooters make up for the star center's lack of spacing, there is a glaring lack of scorers on the roster. The backcourt duo of Jackson and Jennings can absolutely put the ball in the basket, but finding other playmakers on Detroit is a futile task. Drummond will need to supply some points from the low block, but as he only put up 13.8 points per game last year, he’s not the most reliable offensive option. The Pistons will absolutely be in the playoff hunt for almost the entire year, but unless Drummond grows a tremendous amount this year, particularly on the offensive end, Detroit will have to wait another year to snap their six year playoff drought.