Pistons Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted on | Thursday, June 30, 2011 | No Comments

Last year's lottery pick, Greg Monroe, never worked out for the Pistons before the draft because he was expected to go higher than No. 7 overall. A similar scenario unfolded in this year's draft as Kentucky point guard Brandon Knight surprisingly fell to the Pistons at No. 8 after a run on big men.

That gives the Pistons a new floor leader and increases the possibility that 2010-11 leading scorer and restricted free agent Rodney Stuckey will not return.

Knight, who spoke with the Pistons at the Chicago predraft camp but didn't work out in Detroit, was expected to go as high as No. 3 to Utah. Engaged in serious talks with two teams in front of them and four behind them to move the pick, the Pistons ultimately stood pat and wound up with another option in a crowded...

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