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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.

I'm not sure why I keep going on these Detroit Pistons tangents in the midst of one of the best NBA playoffs in recent years, but I can't stress enough how huge this summer is for the this organization.

Georgetown swingman Otto Porter is one of the Pistons' targets for next month's NBA draft and Porter compared himself to a player who just left town.

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.

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.

The Detroit Pistons need an explosive scorer, and there appears to be only two in the upcoming NBA draft who would fit that mold.

Let's take a look at where we're at with this whole mess, starting first, with what type of coaches are out on the market.

Dan Feldman writes for the Detroit Pistons blog PistonPowered . His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

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.

"The Pistons have had a bit of luck the past few years in the lottery. Every year a player who is ranked very high at the start of the season seems to slide to them later in the draft and somehow fits a perfect need.

Since their run of six straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances, they have only tasted the playoffs once and were unceremoniously swept out of the postseason in four games.

Pistons president Joe Dumars, left, pictured with team owner Tom Gores, is in charge of the coaching search -- at least that's the company line.

In his latest NBA Draft rankings , Chad Ford of ESPN focused on which players teams would draft with the No.

This could be a step that direction - not necessarily with the Pistons, they could recommend his services to other teams considering him as well.

The team had regressed under his watch, and he seemed to lose their confidence toward the middle and end of the year.

In this Jan. 20, 2013 file photo, then-Boston Celtics center Jason Collins guards Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe, right, in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich.

This isn't a surprise, we told you not long after the Pistons jettisoned Lawrence Frank that they were interested in Nate McMillan, but now thing are getting more serious.

Leading up to the draft lottery, members of the Detroit Bad Boys staff will weigh in on the Detroit Pistons' draft prospects.