Welcome everyone to Detroit again. These pressers have become one of my favorite parts about the season. First off I'd like to recap the transactions made in the offseason.
Pistons sent:
Renaldo Balkman
Jose Calderon
David Noel
2007 pick #51
Pistons got:
Sasha Vujacic
Steve Novac
Brian Grant
Jason Smith
Jazz 2009 1st
8 points
Pistons signed:
Luke Ridnour - 5 years - $8M - 10%
Pistons declined:
Travis Outlaw (resignings period)
Projected Rotation
C - Yao - Gooden - Smith
PF - Wilcox - Ilyasova - Ilyasova
SF - Wallace - Ilyasova - Ilyasova
SG - Martin - Vujacic - Martin
PG - Ridnour - Vujacic - Ridnour
Scoring Options
1. Kevin Martin
2. Yao Ming
3. Luke Ridnour
Last season marked our second consecutive season with an increase of 10+ wins in our record, and we ended our run of not making the playoffs when we finished for the fifth seed in the very tough Eastern Conference. Ultimately we got bested in five games by division rival, Toronto Raptors, but it is a good building block for future successes.