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NBA: Predicting the 2019 draft lottery teams

By Colin Cann

SPRINGFIELD, MA - JANUARY 15: R.J. Barrett #5 of Montverde Academy dribbles during a game against Mater Dei High School during the 2018 Spalding Hoophall Classic at Blake Arena at Springfield College on January 15, 2018 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
SPRINGFIELD, MA - JANUARY 15: R.J. Barrett #5 of Montverde Academy dribbles during a game against Mater Dei High School during the 2018 Spalding Hoophall Classic at Blake Arena at Springfield College on January 15, 2018 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – FEBRUARY 14: Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons celebrates a second half basket with Blake Griffin #23 while playing the Atlanta Hawks at Little Caesars Arena on February 14, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 104-98. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – FEBRUARY 14: Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons celebrates a second half basket with Blake Griffin #23 while playing the Atlanta Hawks at Little Caesars Arena on February 14, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 104-98. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

12. Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons should be lower on this list, but unlike the four teams that surround them, they have the luxury of playing in the Eastern Conference. This team out West may be looking at the top 5 pick, in the East though they have a legitimate shot at making the playoffs.

Blake Griffin may not be the most efficient star in the league but he is still a multi-talented point forward who can create for others or for himself if necessary. Reggie Jackson has struggled with injuries and hasn’t been able to recreate the impact he had in his first full season in Detroit.

Andre Drummond might very well be the best rebounder in the league, although he becomes a nonfactor on offense outside of three feet. This team has pieces, albeit pieces with flaws, and the reigning Coach of the Year, Dwayne Casey, may be the one to put them all together.

Unless he can get everyone on the same page immediately the Pistons are likely heading to the lottery once again. It took him years to get the Raptors to be unselfish and play the right way, so don’t expect a renaissance overnight in Detroit.

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