Pistons may trade down to get two first round picks

Up until now, the Pistons have been reluctant to trade their 8th overall pick in the first round of this years NBA Draft. However, according to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski the Pistons may trade the 8th pick depending on how the first seven picks in front of them shape out.

Houston continues to offer the 14th and 23rd picks in the draft to move into the top 10, and could have a willing partner with the Detroit Pistons at No. 8. The Pistons have told teams they won’t trade down until they see who drops to them on draft night, sources said.

Now according to Justin Rogers of Mlive.com, if the Pistons were to move to the 14th spot the Pistons could still have the opportunity to draft players like Tobias Harris, Jordan Hamilton, Nikola Vucevic and Iman Shumpert. Now if that’s the case the Pistons shouldn’t hesitate to make this move with Houston. This year’s draft isn’t overwhelming but adding two players in the first round would obviously benefit the Pistons more given the amount of holes they need to fill.

Source: Mlive.com, Yahoo Sports