We don’t know the identity of the player the Pistons will draft with the 18th pick, but we do know several somebodies it won’t be.
It won’t be Ben Simmons and it won’t be Brandon Ingram. Lead-pipe locks. They’re going 1-2 or 2-1 to the 76ers and Lakers. But the list runs a lot deeper than that.
We started our draft preview series on Friday. Each weekday from now until the June 23 draft, we’ll look at two potential Pistons draftees – one candidate each day in the first round, one in the second.
When you’re picking 18th and 49th, there won’t be much of a gap – if any – between players who’ll be considered for 18 and those who’ll be considered for 49.