2013 Detroit Pistons Season Preview

The 2013 Detroit Pistons should be a very interesting team to watch in regards to how the veterans come out early on in the year.  Playing in the Eastern Conference will help this team out a lot because of the fact that they will be in the race for a spot in the playoffs for a vast majority of the season.  They may not make it into the playoffs but they will have a legitimate shot if they get off to a good start.  They like a lot of teams in the NBA have quite a few young players trying to make an impact on this team.  Some of the young players include:  Rodney Stucky, Brandon Knight, Will Bynum, and Greg Monroe.  The projected starting lineup looks like this:

  PG.  Brandon Knight

  SG.  Rodney Stucky

  SF.  Tayshaun Prince

  PF.  Jonas Jerebko

  C.  Greg Monroe

Sports Illustrated's projection for the Detroit Pistons is that they will finish 11th in the Eastern Conference.  However since they are in the Eastern Conference they still have a great chance of surprising some people and possibly making the playoffs.  In order for them to do that they have to overcome the biggest obstable in my mind and that is how will Brandon Knight and Rodney Stucky play together?  They have very similar offensive games so it will be interesting to see how they gel together.