06-05-2008, 10:06 PM
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Chad Ford
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With the Pistons firing coach Flip Saunders and GM Joe Dumars promising further changes, I wouldn't be surprised to see them find a way to move up in the draft.
One of Dumars' biggest concerns about Saunders (as well as previous coaches Larry Brown and Rick Carlisle) was his unwillingness to develop the younger players on the roster. You can bet that incoming coach Michael Curry will get a stern mandate from Dumars.
The team is very high on Rodney Stuckey and Amir Johnson but still needs another young player or two for the pipeline.
As far as tradable assets go, the Pistons are in great shape. Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess are heading into the last year of their contracts. Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups would have great value, especially to teams trying to get over the hump in the playoffs. Tayshaun Prince, the youngest of the core veterans, is someone who would interest almost any team.
In other words, if Dumars wants to remake the roster, it won't be that difficult.
My guess is that Wallace will be the one most in play. I could see the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets, Warriors and/or Bobcats making a run at Wallace this summer. And each of those teams, except the Rockets, has a first-round pick good enough to interest the Pistons.
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