In a couple of weeks, when the Pistons players arrive for the first day of training camp, it’s going to resemble the first day at a new school for even the team’s veteran players.
There will be plenty of new faces on the court, and some of them will be meeting for the first time — and that’s not just the rookies.
After a whirlwind day of dealing, climaxing with Wednesday’s NBA draft, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver has turned over more than half of the roster that finished last season with a dismal 20-46 record in March.