When the Detroit Pistons drafted Ausar Thompson with the 5th pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, they hope it ended a long drought.
If you look at the Pistons’ top small forwards of all-time, most of them are guys who played long before any of the current fans were even alive. You’ll see names like Kelly Tripucka and George Yardley, the great Grant Hill, with the most recent addition to the list being Tayshaun Prince.
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Prince was one of the most valuable and underrated members of the Goin’ to Work title team and was really the last time the Detroit Pistons had an All-Star caliber wing on their roster.