For the fifth time in the last seven years, the Detroit Pistons find themselves with a lottery pick. That’s the price you pay for missing the playoffs with a 37-45 record.
However, the No. 12 pick is certainly not a death sentence. Now let’s be clear. Lonzo Ball and Markelle Fultz won’t fall to the Pistons. That’s perfectly fine, because impact players can be found anywhere in the NBA draft. The Pistons know that, but for all the wrong reasons.
Take Phoenix shooting guard Devin Booker for example. The Grand Rapids native fell to the Suns at No.