ORLANDO – Three years ago here, the first glimpse of what Andre Drummond could become shone through the moments that made you remember he was still just 18 years ago. A year ago, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gave then-new Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy the confidence he had a big piece of his answer for the future at shooting guard.
Van Gundy and his cabinet arrived in the city where his reputation as an elite NBA coach was solidified on Monday hoping to get some answers, or at least some insights, into the handful of players who hold varying degrees of importance for the 2015-16 season and beyond.