Detroit Pistons: 2016 Offseason Grades

The Detroit Pistons didn’t make any blockbuster moves, but they re-signed their franchise player and bolstered the bench. Here are their complete 2016 offseason grades.

The Detroit Pistons may have been swept in the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs, but there’s no question that this is an Eastern Conference team on the rise.

Not only did Stan Van Gundy’s squad give the Cleveland Cavaliers their closest competition — in terms of average margin of defeat — en route to the championship, but their young core has quickly been tailor-made to fit a mold strikingly similar to the Orlando Magic team that made the NBA Finals with Dwight Howard.

With Andre Drummond serving as that trademark behemoth in the middle and SVG flanking him with perimeter shooters, the Pistons still had a few major areas to address on the roster — namely, their complete lack of depth, especially with their backup bigs.

As was the case last year, Van Gundy had another terrifically low-key summer, slowly but surely putting the puzzle pieces together to create a more promising picture of the future. Here’s a look at the Detroit Pistons’ complete 2016 offseason grades.

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