I don’t see the problem with number 1. Billups is still in the league and not retired. Therefore there’s no point in saving that number from being used.

He said on the Pistons chat that he asked his Mom her favorite number and she said #1, so that’s what he chose.

He also said to call him AD1.

I don’t care about wearing past players numbers, esp if they aren’t retired yet. Monroe is wearing Rodman’s #10 too, and Stuckey wears Big Ben’s #3.

Also, English has Dice’s #24. Just numbers. If all those guys get their jersey’s retired, they’ll just retire the # twice like the Lions did with #20.

In a way, having more than 1 great player wearing a certain number increases the number’s significance.

I’m trying to keep my expectations tempered. I just believe that Drummond could be a perfect fit next to Moose. They could be Detroit’s “Twin Towers” for the next decade, and make every other team miserable as they wreck the boards all night. 

Anyways, I don’t view it as a slight. Personally, I love Billups. His Pistons run was amazing, and I’ve rooted for him while he was a Nugget as well, not the team, but the player. I think he’ll make a great head coach someday. 

But, it’s no disrespect wearing the #1. It’s not as if he’s wearing #4. #32? Take it, Rip Hamilton will never get his number retired, nor will he ever get consideration for the Hall of Fame. McDyess gave Detroit some good years, but not enough to consider retiring #24.

#22 will likely be retired if Tayshaun retires from Detroit, which is likely. He spent his career there and was a fan favorite. Ben Wallace would have had #3 retired, but he came back and wore #6….I’m not sure how they’ll work that? But, he’s likely a hall of famer and will definitely get a # retired in Motown.

I used to go school with Andre he was an awesome friend