Per Vince Ellis at the Detroit Free Press:
There have been several reports suggesting the Pistons are open to trading their first-round pick (eighth overall) in Thursday night’s NBA draft for a starter with the idea of speeding up the rebuilding process for a team that has missed the playoffs for six straight seasons.
Pistons president and coach Stan Van Gundy said such talk is nonsense, and the Pistons are going to have a first-round pick Thursday night.
“The one thing we are firm on — minus a superstar being available — we won’t trade out of the draft,” Van Gundy said at a predraft news conference Monday.