PISTONS: AS HEARTBREAKING AS IT OWULD BE TO TRADE AWAY AUSAR (MY FAVORITE PISTON), WE CANNOT PUT TOGETHER A REAL COMPETITIVE LINEUP WITH BOTH AUSAR & DUREN. THE PISTONS CHOOSE DUREN OVER AUSAR DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF REPLACING A STARTING-LEVEL CENTER. BECAUSE THEY'RE GIVING UP SUCH A GREAT YOUNG PLAYER, THE PISTONS RETAIN ALMOST ALL OF THEIR FUTURE DRAFT CAPITAL KEEPING THE DOOR OPEN FOR A BIG MOVE IN THE FUTURE.

TREY MURPHY GIVES THE PISTONS A BIG 3 OR A SMALL BALL 4 WHO CAN SPACE THE FLOOR AT AN ELITE LEVEL, PLAY SOLID DEFENSE AND CREATE SOME OFF THE DRIBBLE. ALLOWS THE PISTONS TO LEAN INTO THEIR STRENGTH OF SMALLER BALL-HANDLING GUARDS (JENKINS, SASSER, OKORIE) TO PAIR WITH CADE MORE OFTEN.

CADE - DUNCAN - MURPHY III - HARRIS - DUREN

DANNIS - OKORIE - JOE - HOLLAND - REED

SASSER - LANIER - J GREEN - TOLU - ONYENSO