Beno Udrih was a savior to the Detroit Pistons bench after Lorenzo Brown and Ray McCallum battled to an unimpressive preseason stalemate in the quest for backup/third point guard. McCallum won the role, largely because of his experience edge, but Stan Van Gundy wasn’t satisfied with that situation and pounced when the Miami Heat waived Beno Udrih in late October.
The Pistons relied on their third point guard much more than most teams thanks to Reggie Jackson missing the first 21 games of the season. Udrih played behind Ish Smith, and had a solid case for taking Smith’s spot in the rotation over much of that stretch.