an email Pistons president/coach Stan Van Gundy sent to season ticket holders last weekend, in which he listed Monroe among the players he hopes to build around.
“We have a nice young nucleus forming with Andre Drummond (22 years old), Reggie Jackson (24 years old), KCP (22 years old), Greg Monroe (24 years old) and Spencer Dinwiddie (21 years old),” Van Gundy wrote. “We will continue to build around this young group with quality veterans cut from the same mold as Caron Butler, Tayshaun Prince, Joel Anthony and Anthony Tolliver.”
Van Gundy has consistently expressed his affection for Greg Monroe and desire to re-sign the big man.