Published 7/4/2009
by Tracy Heck
at Bleacher Report - NBA
After a lackluster season that saw the Detroit Pistons fall in the first round of the playoffs, they needed to make some changes.
After the Chauncey Billups/Allen Iverson trade, the Pistons were left with plenty of cap space and because of their early playoff exit, they ended up with the 15th pick in the NBA Draft. With these things in place, General Manager Joe Dumars spent the draft week working on a new vision for his team.
The Pistons started out the week by acquiring San Antonio forward Fabricio Oberto in a three team deal with San Antonio and Milwaukee. The deal sent Pistons forward Amir Johnson to Milwaukee. Oberto was a member of the San Antonio Spurs 2007 Championship team and a member of the gold-winning Argentinean Olympic team in 2004.
Two days later, Detroit used their 15th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft to select Gonzaga forward Austin Daye. Daye's size and play have been compared to Tayshaun Prince's style, which has increased rumors that Prince may be on the trading ...
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