Detroit Pistons: 5 affordable free agent options

1. Kevon Looney, PF/C

2017-18 salary: $1.4 million

The Pistons have one true center on the roster: Andre Drummond, the All-Star who has led the NBA in rebounding twice in the last three years.

After that, the closest Detroit has to a backup for Drummond is Jon Leuer, a natural power forward who is coming off an ankle injury that cost him all but eight games this past season; and Moreland, another power forward with a $1.8 million team option that the Pistons may not pick up.

Kevon Looney could be an affordable upgrade on either of those players, who could be a real backup for Drummond and comes to the Pistons with championship experience.

At 22 years old, Looney has earned two title rings as an occasional starter for the Golden State Warriors. This past season he averaged 4.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 14 minutes per game — numbers that saw a slight uptick in the playoffs.

Pistons head coach Dwane Casey doesn’t seem afraid to take a chance on an athletic big man with potential — the Toronto Raptors brought in Serge Ibaka, Pascal Siakam and Lucas Nogueira while Casey was there — and Looney would certainly fit that description.

Looney can stay in front of guards on the perimeter and protect the rim. He can run the floor and keep the ball moving without needing a lot of touches offensively. He’s already won two more rings than Patrick Ewing and Karl Malone combined, so if he wants to pursue more playing time and a larger role next, he can fit into Detroit without the team having to break the bank.

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Looney also comes from a winning culture. If he can pass some of those Warriors ways onto the Pistons, that would be priceless.