Seven is a lucky number and that’s what the Pistons are counting on in this year’s draft. So they didn’t land a top three, but there were some quality player picked in the number seven spot and below.
Past number 7 picks.
2009 Stephen Curry PG
2008 Eric Gordon G
2007 Corey Brewer G/F
2006 Randy Foye G
2005 Charlie Villanueva F (TBD)
2004 Luol Deng SF
2003 Kirk Hinrich PG
2002 Nene Hilario PF
1999 Rip Hamilton SG
It’s also not so much the seven spot either. If you take a look at the past drafts you will see that some quality players were drafted below the spot. Guys like Dirk, Amare, Rondo, Andrew Bynum, Danny Granger, Iguodala, David West, Joe Johnson, and our very own Rodney Stuckey fell below the spot Detroit will be picking in come draft time.
Now this doesn’t mean much if Dumars and his team doesn’t do their job. Do they pick the best player that is available at seven, or do they fill the Pistons needs? I’m all for them serving up a quality big man on a plate, but only time will tell what happens.
I know who I would like the Pistons to pick….who would you like to see in Pistons red, blue and white come November?
I’m going with Chad Ford’s rankings just as a guide for the vote. Let’s go from 4 to 15 and just assume Detroit’s pick will be one of these players.
| 4 |  |
Wesley Johnson | 22 | SF | 6-7 | 198 | Syracuse | Top 5 |
| 5 |  |
DeMarcus Cousins | 19 | C | 6-11 | 260 | Kentucky | Top 5 |
| 6 |  |
Cole Aldrich | 21 | C | 6-11 | 245 | Kansas | Top 10 |
| 7 |  |
Al-Farouq Aminu | 19 | SF | 6-8 | 205 | Wake Forest | Top 10 |
| 8 |  |
Ekpe Udoh | 23 | PF | 6-10 | 240 | Baylor | Lottery |
| 9 |  |
Greg Monroe | 19 | PF | 6-11 | 250 | Georgetown | Top 10 |
| 10 |  |
Ed Davis | 20 | PF | 6-10 | 215 | North Carolina | Top 10 |
| 11 |  |
Daniel Orton | 19 | C | 6-10 | 260 | Kentucky | Lottery |
| 12 |  |
Luke Babbitt | 20 | SF | 6-9 | 220 | Nevada | Mid to late first round |
| 13 |  |
Avery Bradley |
19 | SG | 6-3 | 180 | Texas | Late lottery to mid first round |
| 14 |  |
Hassan Whiteside |
20 | C | 6-11 | 225 | Marshall | Lottery |
| 15 |  |
Gordon Hayward |
20 | SF | 6-8 | 200 | Butler | Late lottery to mid first round |
Also take a look at the Pre-Draft Video via Pistons.com before you cast your vote.
VOTE- Take into account that it’s highly doubtful that Cousins or Johnson will be available at 7.
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To the comment about Free agency and how they’ll all pile onto one team – you’re just mad it isn’t our team.
hey natalie can we get a “around the way” thing?
i have to admit its one of my favorite things you put on this ssite, i know news is slow but your like a investigative reporter sometimes cause you find articles and im like where the heck did she find those?
Keep being great im looking forward to this upcoming season and cant wait to see how joe d goes bout getting this team back to tough minded.
Motejunas can change his descision about the draft and stay in Europe for a year, ’cause he showed a solid lack of defensive skills.
It’ s a god thing, now I can leave my fears behind – Joe won’t draft him) No Darko 2.0 in our roster!
rumor has it that pistons are looking to move up in the draft to snatch demarcus cousins. this move will have to include tayshuan/rip and max/summers and our 7th pick. i just hope we could get cousins and get rid of rip stupid contract.
http://www.freep.com/article/20100606/SPORTS03/6060489/1356/SPORTS/Kuester-Kobe-Sheed-factors-in-NBA-Finals
kuester picks lakers? this proves kuester doesnt know basketball to me, or rather doesnt know champiionship basketball. This isnt because i dont like kobe cause hes sometimes tool i admire players that have that focus and competitiveness. But the celtics are just tougher, kuester doesnt get that then he needs to stop leading this team
im not guessing either, celtics WILL win the series and i personally dont care either way who wins.
Izzo to the Cleveland Cavaliers? WoW the cleveland Pistons and the Detroit Cavs? ok on topic now … I vote 4 Greg Monroe
Interesting that you only say that after Boston win game two, why didn’t you say that after game one when the Lakers beat Boston. I agree, I don’t care who wins, but to say that Kuester needs to be fired because he thinks the defending champions will go back to back is foolish. I think well over half the basketball world would think the Lakers are going to repeat, does that mean they don’t know anything about basketball?
Obviously we need a center. And I don’t want some skinny 6’10″ power forward masquerading as a center… that’s a sure-fire way to lose a lot of games. What we need is a true center who can be the anchor of our defense.
So, it’s pretty much down to Cousins, Monroe, or Whiteside. In that order.
james just cause i didnt post anything about it doesnt mean i wasnt thinking it i just was more posting the article more
i cant say anything about these players thouh cause i know nothing about them haha
Dumars also told me that Charlie Villanueva has been true to his word – he’s spent most of his summer in Detroit and he, along with Ben Wallace, have been the most frequent workout participants. FROM PISTONS .COM
thats what i like to hear a in shape and stronger charlie v is what we need. maybe he can get that starting position back.
I chose Monroe based purely on upside. I am not convinced Cousins is as great as they say. The fact that he is compared to Eddie Curry & Derrick Coleman don’t get me excited. Out of all the bigs, despite his lack of athleticism Monroe has the skills to become a star. Plus he would play better along side Ben Wallace. It would be great if we could move up, but that would only be if we could land Turner at SG or Favors at PF. But Favors would mean he is a bench player or plays behind Ben. No way they start together & as good as they say Favors is, I wouldn’t want to see him at Center with CV in the starting line up. So the best & perfect fit would definitely be Monroe over anyone else.
Instead of hoping that CV eventually “gets it”, the Pistons should just accept the fact that his best role is, and will always be, coming off the bench. I honestly cannot see a situation in which CV would be a starter on anything close to a championship caliber team. He is a momentum stopper on offense, and a liability on D; he is only useful if his shot is falling. He has played lazy, selfish basketball his whole career, why now at the beginning of his first big contract is he going to start playing the right way?
CV is going to show all you haters, that his skills will be much greater. I put that on my gators. He’s finally on a real team with a philosophy of toughness that he has bought in to. This aint wack ass Milwaukee, the pistons are a blue collar organization that won’t accept complacency. He’s heard the criticism and he’s determined to prove em wrong. I can respect that
http://guyism.com/2010/06/rasheed-wallace-finds-your-call-incredulous.html
the video made me laugh too hard haha
Right, because CV has demonstrated throughout his career that he will do whatever it takes to win…. never being on a team that has won more than 34 games in a season… Averaging more turnovers than assists for his career… starting less than half the games he’s played in despite being more talented than his competition.
Don’t waste your time believing what players, coaches or GMs say publicly, EVERYTHING is a calculated PR move; in fact I bet CV’s agent is behind his comments.
He is so cleary the opposite of what “pistons basketball” is supposed to represent, I’m baffled as to why fans stick up for him, or what they see beyond the jersey that makes them feel like they have to stick up for him.
its just that cv is a PISTON we have to look out for our own, other wise who will?
I cannot remember being more disappointed in France. That was a quick exit. I guess I just expected that they had a solid opportunity to do well in this years world cup. Maybe in four years. Maybe its time to jump on the Argentina bandwagon. Looks like Demichelis has already scored. Go Argentina. To make me feel a little better from that by France, I have been watching some funny jokes.. This one is pretty funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3j7uSbccSc
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