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With four unrestricted free agents, an upcoming NBA lottery pick and no head coach, the Detroit Pistons are a team surrounded by uncertainty.

My wife and I think it might be a good idea to let our 10-year-old son explore the city in which we... Georgia's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope pumps up the crowd up after hitting a three-pointer against Kentucky on March 7, 2013.

Quite a few trades have been tossed out there involving us sending out LaMarcus Aldridge , Nicolas Batum , and/or Wesley Matthews and rebuilding around Damian Lillard and other young players.

It seems to me like we have been debating Brandon Knight , his role and his progress for five years now.

The NBA draft lottery gods frowned on Detroit, not only denying the Pistons a top-3 pick but also pushing the team down a slot from their original No.

Five out of seven experts agree: the Pistons will take a point guard in the upcoming NBA draft, perhaps signaling the end of the Brandon Knight experiment and discounting Detroit's chances of re-signing Jose Calderon.

Key Stats: 15.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2 assists per game; shot 49.5 percent from the field and 42 percent on 3-pointers Although McLemore was a freshman this season, this was his second year attending Kansas.

One mock draft has Tim Hardaway Jr. going at No. 11 overall -- easily the highest projection on Hardaway so far.

Max Scherzer gave up just two hits and retired the last 22 batters he faced as the Tigers beat the... Whom could Pistons take with 8th pick in NBA draft...: Free Press columnist Drew Sharp and Pistons beat writer Vince Ellis analyze the Pistons draft lottery.

The Pistons have made the best of their lottery picks the last three years and this June, it'll be a hard task to do so this time around if the national pundits are to be believed about the strength of this rookie class.

Pistons rookie Andre Drummond turned out to be quite a find with the ninth pick in the 2012 draft and he's no stranger to the camera, so the gregarious center will represent the Pistons at the NBA Draft Lottery in New York on Tuesday.

The Detroit Pistons scored big with Andre Drummond at No. 9 in last year's draft and might be better off losing Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery and staying in a lesser salary slot than using too much of their hard-earned financial flexibility on a higher pick in a competitive lottery.

The Pistons front office will begin interviewing the next group of college players who'll dress up and shake commissioner David Stern's hand a month from now at the NBA draft, only they don't know exactly where they'll be selecting.

Former Michigan point guard Trey Burke figures to go high in next month's NBA draft, one way or another.

Jan 21, 2013; Memphis, TN, USA; Indiana Pacers assistant head coach Brian Shaw talks during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum.

Andre Drummond and Kyle Singler were named to the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team on Tuesday, with Drummond receiving 10 first-team votes and Singler garnering a lone first-team vote.

Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Henderson moves the ball in front of Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph on April 9, 2013.

Pistons owner Tom Gores, left, and president Joe Dumars have a lot on their plate this offseason.

APRIL 2: Former NBA coach Phil Jackson addresses former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal during a jersey retirement ceremony at Staples Center on April 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

The Pistons have interviewed Nate McMillan, but is he the right fit for Detroit? Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports With Phil Jackson on board as a consultant , the Detroit Pistons and general manager Joe Dumars are searching for their next head coach.