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3 starters acquired for precious little in assets: SVG’s roster building bodes well for Pistons future

The Pistons have acquired three starters in the past five months. Total cost of acquisition: three second-round draft picks, Kyle Singler and D.J. Augustin.

Headlines are generated when superstars change teams, but the real work of roster building is more typically done the way Stan Van Gundy has gone about it. Improve one position by 10 percent, another by 20 percent, go from there and see what opportunities arise the next time the phone rings.

History will be the judge, but in the moment the February trade acquisition of Reggie Jackson appears a franchise-turning moment for the Pistons in that it has crystalized the direction they turn from here – an offense that revolves around the Jackson-Andre Drummond pick and roll.