And you haven’t agreed with anything Joe Dumars has done in the last six years? That encompasses a lot of moves, and there have been some good ones in there — drafting Monroe/Jerebko, signing Wallace/McGrady cheaply, getting out of the Nazr Mohammed contract, signing Antonio McDyess to name a few. Those all came within the last six years, remember.

OK, Marc Stein, what’s your source on that. What makes Prince an infinitely better fit than some of the other wings they could pursue with that same package?

What if Rick Carlisle hates Prince, since he was fired in Detroit because he didn’t get along with several of the players?

I know you’re schtick around here is to walk around all cocksure that you have all the answers for what this team should do, but to assume that any team would “absolutely” do any deal is a little ridiculous.

And honestly, what the hell is so great about that Dallas pick? I mean, it could be in the 28-30 range. Any idea how many players picked in that range fail to turn out? A hell of a lot do.

And guess what … even if you pick a dud, you have to pay him a guaranteed salary for at least two years. So yeah, best case scenario, the Pistons make a deal like this and find a gem late in the first round.

Worst case? You turn an expiring contract into $3 million or so in dead money over the next two years if that first rounder doesn’t pan out, as the majority picked in that range don’t.

I mean, Boston would love Prince. But could they really offer much that would interest the Pistons? Maybe Avery Bradley? A 1st round pick that will be in the 29-30 range, meaning you give a guaranteed salary to someone who might not be good enough to make your roster? Jermaine O’Neal’s bad contract? There’s not a whole hell of a lot contending teams would give up for him.

And non-contending teams? Yeah, there are several who would like to clear salary for Prince’s expiring deal. But those salaries are usually for guys like Antawn Jamison or Elton Brand. Marginal players who are aging and have horrid contracts. Maybe they make the Pistons better short term, but they drastically add to the terrible long-term salary predicament.

As I said, there will be some interest. But Hamilton and Prince are just not top of the line players, Hamilton especially. You’re not going to get a haul for either one, and with several of the wings available right now — Battier, Parker, Gallo, Courtney Lee and maybe even guys like Rudy Fernandez and Arron Afflalo, teams with that need have plenty of options to pursue. When you figure in both cost and production, there are clearly better options than Prince and Hamilton available. Doesn’t mean nothing will happen, it just means I think they are down the list.

Prince has been a productive player even though he pretty clearly hasn’t wanted to be here for two years. But he’s been far from a model citizen. It’s his choice to not buy into whatever the team is doing, and as I said, I don’t reallyblame him for being disenchanted. But to say that he’s been “too good a person” to ask for a trade? Come on. He’s clearly been begging for one. He has a poor attitude, he’s played half-hearted at times and he’s been aloof in the locker room from teammates.

He’s an effing team captain. He’s supposed to be above that stuff, and he hasn’t been. It’s not a matter of whether he wants to fight for that eight spot or not. His employers pay him a lot of money to reach the goals of the organization. So for him to openly say all hope is lost, yeah, that’s not the move of someone who is a good employee and team captain. He’s a solid player, terrible leader.