AUBURN HILLS – No surprise that the Pistons player 9-year-old Derrick Walton gravitated to was Chauncey Billups. Walton’s a point guard first, last and always, so of course Mr. Big Shot was the player he identified with as a kid growing up in Detroit in the heart of the Goin’ to Work Pistons heyday.
“I was an avid fan. Chauncey was a guy that I liked a lot,” Walton said after taking part in Tuesday’s draft workout for the Pistons. “Being from the city, being 45 minutes away, it’s always knowledge of this program, this organization. They’ve done great things.