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The great Stanley Johnson-Justise Winslow debate of 2015

Me at the Detroit Free Press:

Stanley Johnson couldn’t wait to declare “Detroit vs. Everybody” on Thursday night.

But really, the competition at hand is much simpler: Johnson vs. Winslow.

It’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope over Trey Burke all over again, the Pistons passing on a player rated higher for someone who’s still solid.

Johnson ranked seventh on my draft board, so to get him eighth seems like decent value. But Winslow belonged a tier above, making passing on him tough to swallow.

Both forwards play a similar style.