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Detroit Pistons are young but now drafting adults

Luka Garza #55 of the Detroit Pistons (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Detroit Pistons are not looking to emulate the Los Angeles Lakers, a become an old folks home for veteran players. However, the Pistons did have a slight change in philosophy this season, as they did not go purely for kids in the draft or free agency.

The Pistons are certainly a young team, fourth youngest in the NBA, according to HispanosNBA, but they could easily be even younger, if the choose to.

The previous two drafts featured Detroit literally the youngest player in the draft (18-year-old Sekou Doumbouya in 2019).