With the NBA draft in the rearview mirror and the free-agency period approaching on Friday, Pistons president Stan Van Gundy has a road map for how the team will proceed in trying to improve on last season.
Getting the No. 8 seed was a step forward, but the moves the Pistons make with free agents this summer could jump-start their ascent up the Eastern Conference standings. The two target positions are power forward and point guard — and the Pistons potentially have added one of each in the draft in big man Henry Ellenson and versatile wing Michael Gbinije.