Auburn Hills — The band’s back together again, with a few additions.
As the Pistons opened training camp with media day Monday at their practice facility, the expectations move immediate toward getting farther in the playoffs than their first-round exit last season.
They made a couple of moves in the offseason to strengthen their bench, and with another year of seasoning for their young starting quintet, they have designs on finishing higher in the Eastern Conference, potentially hosting a first-round playoff series.
Though they reached the postseason for the first time in seven years, they were swept out by the East’s top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers — but in the process, gave the eventual champs one of their most competitive series.