Free agents Ben Wallace and Will Bynum have agreed to contracts with the Detroit Pistons.
The Pistons drafted Greg Monroe and Terrico White and appear to have no interest in re-signing free agents Kwame Brown and Chucky Atkins.
August is right around the corner, and veterans Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince have not been moved in trades.
The biggest makeover from last season appears to have taken place in the weight room and the dining room as Rodney Stuckey and Charlie Villanueva have shed some pounds while Austin Daye has added a few.
Word is even Wallace is bigger than he was last season, which would be shocking considering it has looked as if his muscles were trying to escape from the confines of his skin for years now.
Assume that no more moves are made. (Which I still think is a wrong assumption. I still believe Richard Hamilton will play for another team when the season opens. But we have to deal with the here and now, and as of now he's still on the team.)
So, as I was typing before being interrupted by myself, assume no more moves are made. How good will the 2010-11 Pistons be?
Good health should count for something. The Pistons were decimated by injuries last season while stumbling to a 27-55 record.
Monroe is a positive addition. The Pistons needed help in the post and they got it when they selected him.
Another season with the same coach should help Stuckey, who has never had the same coach for consecutive seasons, as well as the rest of the Pistons. John Kuester brought a new system and a new way of doing things to the team last season. The Pistons will be more familiar with how things work this season.
With that said, I would argue that the ceiling -- the absolute best the Pistons could hope for this season with their current roster -- is a .500 record and an eighth seed in the playoffs.
More realistically, it would appear they are headed for another sub-.500 season -- probably around 36 wins -- and another trip to the lottery.
Things can change quickly. A trade or two could still be made. The Pistons could still add a player for about $6 million per year using the mid-level exception. And I could be underestimating them.
When it is all said and done, I think they will be better. But right now, that's the way it looks to me.
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