The Pistons finally gave the keys to 23-year old point guard Rodney Stuckey after the Chauncey Billups trade. Now he needs to step up his game. Stuckey played in 79 games for the Pistons last season and he averaged 31.9 minutes, 13.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. He’s a shoot first point guard and that has not been the Pistons style the last few years. He will need to start passing the ball a little bit more this year. He has a ton of potential down the road but the Pistons want to see him explode in the near future. 26-year old Will Bynum will backup Stuckey this season. He played in 57 games for the Pistons last year and he averaged 14.1 minutes, 7.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Bynum will likely do a solid job again for the Pistons this season.

PROJECTED POSITIONAL GRADE FOR THE 2009-2010 NBA SEASON: B-