The NBA Draft is generally unpredictable, and up to the last minute, the top of the draft seemed to be known, with Jabari Smith, Chet Holmgren and Paolo Banchero as the top three picks.
In some way, shape or form.
Things didn’t exactly go to form, and with the Pistons sitting at the No. 5 pick behind the Sacramento Kings, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver had to be prepared for anything.
Anything happened.
The top three went Banchero, Holmgren and Smith, and when the Kings selected Iowa forward Keegan Murray — who many mock drafts had slotted for the Pistons — Weaver picked Purdue guard Jaden Ivey.