Prince will only be as valuable next year as his expiring contract makes him. Too much basketball on those tires – especially here in Detroit – to expect Prince to make more of an impact next year than he is this year. Hamilton, eh, maybe. Maybe a nice rest without a playoff season would do him some good in terms of rebuilding himself to complete a healthy campaign next year, but then again, does Rip even want to be here? Gordon is the most likely of the bunch personally, to have a far better year next year in terms of production, if he manages to stay healthy of course. Depending the kind of offer we extend to Bynum, and the kind of offer he is looking for, Bynum is an extremely valuable asset to this club. Any team in the West would die for a player like Bynum to take on the slower point guards in the conference (Lakers and Fisher, Nuggets and Billups, Phoenix and Nash, Dallas and Kidd.) I can see a team like Portland make a push for him this summer, not only to take advantage of those aging guards, but provide a counter-option to players like the Lakers’ Shannon Brown and the Nuggets’ Ty Lawson.