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Niyo: Locking up Drummond crucial step for Pistons

Auburn Hills — The Pistons are looking for a commitment from Andre Drummond this summer.

And they won’t truly know they have it until they see it on the line. Both the free-throw line and the dotted line, as Stan Van Gundy looks to build off this season’s playoff return and continue building around his team’s All-Star center.

Drummond is scheduled to be a restricted free agent in July. And while Van Gundy — the Pistons president and coach — said last week he has “good confidence” the team can lock him up with a contract extension this summer, he acknowledged, “Nothing’s a sure thing.