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Detroit Pistons: The necessity of retaining the youth

Detroit Pistons Christian Wood and Sekou Doumbouya. (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)

As the Detroit Pistons commitment to the rebuild continues, their focal point must stay locked in on developing and maintaining their youth.

Without question, the most imminent priority and concern for the Detroit Pistons this off season is to secure their breakout performer, 24-year-old Christian Wood. Barely reserving the 15th and final roster spot before the season opener, Wood flourished to becoming the best player on the roster in a matter of months.

In the final ten games before the postponement of the 2019-20 NBA season, he mushroomed in statistical categories like points per game (24.