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Merry Christmas: Meet Rakeem Christmas

The Pistons will enter Thursday’s draft with plenty of holes to fill.

They may not be as big as they’ve been in year’s past, but there are plenty of questions as to which direction the Pistons go with their second round pick. Do they go with an established senior or an unproven freshman? Do they draft and stash?

Let’s go with the former, Syracuse’s Rakeem Christmas.

WHAT CHRISTMAS DOES WELL:

He dunks. He rebounds. He blocks shots.

Christmas doesn’t bring a ton to the table, but the traits he does have are important ones.