Comments on: Andre Drummond will apparently clear Trail Blazers, just two hurdles remain for Pistons-Drummond pairing

By: Kaneda

Kaneda — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:57:00 +0000

this is going to be a weird draft. i’ve been big on Sullinger, but with the latest red flags i’m guessing it would be too much of a risk picking him at 9. Maybe it would be worth dealing our #9 to Houston for the 12th and 16th pick and possibly snapping up Sullinger and Henson. Drummond has the potential but I’m also really worried of a possible Darko outcome…

By: Gregoire

Gregoire — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:20:48 +0000

David Aldridge has Droomond dropping to 16 and Perry Jones 3 dropping to 20…to get both of them would be huge. Only Problem…we would have to trade with Houston who would propably turn the dice itself on Drummond…but even with Leonard and Perry Jones Detroit would have a bright future.

By: Josh L

Josh L — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:27:33 +0000

Mark….settle the heck down. The pick is protected. If the pistons win 20 games they will have a high lotto pick. Any lotto pick is protected next year…and top 8 the year after. If we happen to win and are out of the lottery then they get our pick. Is it really that huge of a deal to lose a 20th pick on the draft?

By: MarkS

MarkS — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:35:07 +0000

I just dont agree with trading 1st rounders when you are rebuilding. I know the pick is protected and the team has room for internal growth. We even played decent basketball after the terrible start last year. But if detroit isnt making the playoffs sooner rather than later this trade will set us back. If we are winning 30 some games a year then this could be a disaster. I wonder if New Jersey regrets trading their lotto pick for Gerald Wallace right now. But Dan said all this already. I would’ve been perfectly fine watching BG underperform for yet another year before shipping his expiring contract out of town in 2013-14. Unless you have a competitive playoff caliber team, and the Pistons are far from that, you shouldn’t be trading your 1st rounders.

By: ray

ray — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:20:06 +0000

I read somewhere that Dumars has hint to looking at SG….

Guys all im saying he we had a below average perimeter game with Gordon…now we have nothing….Other than knight…hate to sat it but Drafting a Scorer at 9 is not out of the question especially if Drummond doesnt fall to us….

By: Byron

Byron — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:38:17 +0000

Dan Feldman argued persuasively on twitter that no one is going to trade a first for Maggette at the deadline.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:34:00 +0000

Same thing im trying to figure out Coach. It is not like the Pistons cannot turn around and parlay that expiring Magette deal into something such a draft pick by the trading deadline. It just goes to show ” Damed if you do, Damned if you dont”. You cant please everybody and I think it is because everyone thought once Rip was gone that BG would turn into the old BG, with Rips minutes going to him. Not! I say wait til all the chips fall then determine who got the better deal.

By: Coach_Ackley

Coach_Ackley — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:20:52 +0000

A little off topic here but why are ppl so pissed about the Gordon trade.. Hey we all wanted him out and now he’s gone but no they wanna cry cuz Joe D gave up a 1st rd pick to trade him but how fast we forget than when we had a deal to send Rip to the Cav’s and a lottery protected pick everyone loved the trade then so what is so different now????

By: Byron

Byron — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:19:57 +0000

Drafting anything between a below average and an above average player at 9 insures the Pistons they’re going to alternate between 8th and 9th in the East for the next 5 years. Drafting Drummond, if he hits, can put them in the upper echelon of teams, and if he misses, the failure will drive them to better draft picks. He’s the perfect player for us. I’m not interested in getting swept in the first round every year, nor am I interested in seeing how many times the Pistons can be in the lottery with a lower than 5% chance of getting the top pick.

By: @GPMasters

@GPMasters — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:14:05 +0000

This is just getting my hopes up… :(