All the major offseason moves have been made and as we wait for training camp to start, it’s always interesting to take a look at how the Pistons stack up against the competition, both as a team and as individuals. You may remember the CBSSports.com article ranking the starting five as the 9th best in the league and the ESP.com piece predicting the Pistons to tie for fourth in the East.
SI.com just finished their rankings of the Top 100 players in the NBA and it features three Pistons – Tobias Harris at 77, Reggie Jackson at 54 and Andre Drummond at 29.
On Harris, SI.com writes “Harris (16.6 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.6 APG after the trade) is well on his way to becoming a quality stretch forward: he has a little pop to his individual offensive game without hijacking the show, he has the makings of a quality catch-and-shoot option to complement Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond, and he should be able to get by on the boards as the NBA continues to downsize.”
On Jackson, it writes “Jackson is a quality and comfortable pick-and-roll practitioner whose arrival in Detroit was critical to the team’s offensive improvement,” which was the most efficient since 2011.
And regarding the big man Andre Drummond, it notes “The best age-22 comparison point for his 2015-16 production (16.2/14.8/1.4, 7.4 Win Shares) is Hall of Famer Moses Malone (19.4/15/1.3, 6.1 WS)”
What do you think Pistons fans? Any snubs on the list? Should Tobias, Reggie and Andre be ranked higher? Let us know in the comments.