DBB on 3: Grading the offseason, so far

A Detroit Pistons offseason that began with an extended courting of former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has continued through free agency and the NBA Draft. Detroit has been busy, but maybe not in the ways that some fans expected.

The DBB crew looked at each phase of the offseason and awarded grades:

1. We’ll start at the NBA Draft, where the Detroit Pistons selected Ausar Thompson at No. 5 before trading up to nab Marcus Sasser with the No. 25 pick. With time to look at the class and see it in action at the Las Vegas Summer League, what is your early grade on it?

Lazarus Jackson: It looks like a solid B draft class to me. I liked selecting both Ausar and Sasser at the time, and neither…