When the Detroit Pistons acquired power forward Ersan Ilyasova from the Milwaukee Bucks, it immediately changed the way their offense will run in 2015-16.
Detroit shipped the non-guaranteed contracts of Caron Butler and Shawne Williams to Milwaukee for Ilyasova, 28, a 6'10" and 235-pound power forward. Pistons coach and team president Stan Van Gundy has coveted his new big man for several years.
"Coach Van Gundy said he was following me since he was coaching in Orlando several years ago and he really liked the way I played and how I fit into the system," Ilyasova told Gery Woelfel of the Journal Times.