Saben Lee given qualifying offer, now a restricted free agent

Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty ImagesWhile the NBA Draft is an exciting time for Pistons fans, it was likely quite stressful for former second-round pick Saben Lee. Today, it was reported the Pistons offered Lee a qualifying offer, but leading up to the draft the prospects of that looked to be in doubt.

The Detroit Pistons drafted Lee in the second round and offered him a two-way contract. The deal gave Lee a decent salary while not requiring him to be on Detroit’s full 15-man roster.

Lee showed quite a bit his rookie year, even holding his own in a few starts later in the season. But before the NBA draft, the Pistons had three pending restricted free agents — Frank Jackson, Hamidou…