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Harris out front as Pistons forwards focus on defense

Auburn Hills — Last season, power forward was a critical position for the Pistons.

The Pistons improved the depth at the position in the offseason, getting Jon Leuer in free agency and Henry Ellenson in the draft to complement Marcus Morris and Tobias Harris. And the hope is the new combination will address some of the top stretch forwards in the league, namely Anthony Davis, Kevin Love and Pau Gasol.

During training camp, the Pistons have worked with all their options.

“At every position, we’ve had five guys work at that position,” said Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy, who also used Ersan Ilyasova and Anthony Tolliver in the power forward rotation last year.