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NBA Draft 2020: 5 teams who most needs a Small Forward/Wing player

By Collin Helwig

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 25: Isaac Okoro #23 of the Auburn Tigers dunks the ball in the second half against the New Mexico Lobos at Barclays Center on November 25, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 25: Isaac Okoro #23 of the Auburn Tigers dunks the ball in the second half against the New Mexico Lobos at Barclays Center on November 25, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 08: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Tony Snell #17 of the Detroit Pistons (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 08: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Tony Snell #17 of the Detroit Pistons (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Detroit Pistons

Three years ago the Pistons drafted Luke Kennard, hoping for him to satisfy the team’s need for a small forward, and although he managed to occasionally flash his potential last year, even starting last season with a career-high 30 points during the team’s opening game, knee tendinitis ended his season in December, leaving him as a question mark for the team with a future now incredibly difficult to forecast.

But even from a wider standpoint, the Pistons as a whole come best categorized as a question mark themselves as well, stranded as a team poor enough to only flirt with the playoffs each year even as an eastern conference team, but a tad bit too good to tear down and rebuild completely.

This year, the Pistons own the 7th overall pick, a modest improvement from their selection 15th overall last year when they picked power forward Sekou Doumbouya. Already solidified at the point guard spot with Derrick Rose and down low with Blake Griffin, the team’s draft compass most certainly points toward any player ready to take the floor in between Detroit’s two leaders either at the shooting guard or small forward spot with Kennard unable to lock it down last year.

Picking higher than almost everyone on this list, the Pistons might find themselves with a chance to take Okoro. However, Vassell appears more within reach and pick that poises to bring some much-needed excitement to the motor city as a home-run selection.

However, if both players come off the board before Detroit’s clock begins ticking, watch for the Pistons to potentially select Bey, who tallied at least 20 points during 4 of his last 6 games last season with the Wildcats. Last year, the only five other NBA teams scored fewer points per game than the Pistons, advertising Bey as a noticeably suitable plug to help shut down this troublesome issue for the team.

As a team still undoubtedly embodying mediocrity, the Pistons may indeed break things up entirely if they find the courage to give up on building around Griffin, and if they do so, Detroit might select any player accustomed to any position. But with this roster intact for now at least, keep an eye out for the team to bring mainly Vassell or Bey aboard.

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