The Pistons Main Move

The Pistons were a strong force in the east this year as they had a record of 59-23, came in second in the Eastern Conference, and made it to the Conference champioships. Unfortunetly that was not enough for Joe Dumars. Chad Ford , a writer for espn, wrote, "He wants to rebuild his team while still competing for championships. In particular, Dumars is looking to receive impact players while making the Pistons younger." He is saying how Joe Dumars is not looking for regular season success. He wants a championship and the current pistons players just are not cutting it. He wants to rebuild his team. Although he his is getting rid of very good players he will still have rookie Rodney Stucky, who played well in the playoffs and regular season. Dumars says that Stuckey will fill Chauncey Billups spot. He is looking to trade away Tayshaun Prince, Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, and Rasheed Wallace. Dumars number one move as of now is trading Billups and Prince to Denver for Chucky Atkins, Carmelo Anthony, and the Number 20 pick in the draft.(Ford 2008) This trade looks good for Denver because Chauncey Billups and Allen Iverson would make a great duo. Then still having Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby would make the Nuggets a formidable team. The only big trouble with this trade is Chauncey will turn 32 in September and Anthony has just turned 24. The number two option for Detroit is Utah's Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer, Jarron Collins, and Morris Almond for Hamilton, Prince, and Arron Afflalo. The Jazz are in the same boat as the Pistons and both teams could be looking to swap players. I dont really see this move happening because if these players did not win a championship together on their current teams, why would they win if they all just went to a different team? This is another possible move for the Pistons and no one knows for sure what Dumars move will be. We will just have to wait until next fall to find out.