The Pistons are getting any younger in the starting lineup and they could start fading at any time. Still, it was smart to re-sign point guard Chauncey Billups who makes the Pistons engine purr. He played in 70 games (all starts) for the Pistons last year and he averaged 36.2 minutes, 17.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Richard Hamilton is Billups’ running partner and he’s really good at mid-range shooting. Hamilton played in 75 games (all starts) for the Pistons last season and he averaged 36.8 minutes, 19.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Tayshaun Prince returns at small forward but his defensive reputation took a big hit in the Eastern Conference Finals as LeBron James made him look like a fool quite often as he repeatedly posterized him! Prince played in 82 games (all starts) last season for the Pistons and he averaged 36.6 minutes, 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Rasheed Wallace will try to average more rebounds than technical fouls…but it might be close. His game is starting to slip a little bit and the Pistons can’t afford that to continue. He played in 75 games (72 starts) last season for the Pistons and he averaged 32.3 minutes, 12.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.6 blocked shots per game. Antonio McDyess will start at center this season for the Pistons but they only expect him to play slightly more than half of the game. He played in 82 games (3 starts) last season for the Pistons and he averaged 21.1 minutes, 8.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.