2021-22 Rewind: Pistons rookie Garza works to find his way in modern NBA
Luka Garza has defied the odds at every step to this point, so bet against him at your own peril.Read More
Increasingly, mining the G League for talent is proving to be a cost-effective way of accomplishing the latter. The sample size is small, but the Pistons are optimistic that they mined a gem late in the regular season when they plucked Braxton Key from the roster of the Delaware Blue Coats.
Isaiah Livers, like Dinwiddie drafted under the cloud of injury, showed as a rookie in limited opportunity after fully rehabilitating that he has the stuff to thrive in today’s NBA as a wing player with size and potentially elite 3-point ability.
Pistons fans don’t have to worry about getting spoiled by lottery fortune. After breaking a streak of 13 trips to the lottery without moving up by winning the No. 1 pick last year, things reverted to form on Tuesday with the Pistons dropping two spots to pick fifth in the June 23 draft.