The Pistons have selected 20-year old SG Terrico White with the 36th overall pick of the NBA Draft. White played in 35 games (34 starts) at Mississippi last season and he averaged 15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He played in 66 games (55 starts) in his college career and he averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Pistons’ GM Joe Dumars once again found great value in the second round as many experts had White going in the first round.

The Pistons have selected PF/C Greg Monroe with the 7th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Monroe played in 34 games (all starts) for Georgetown last season and he averaged 16.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocked shots per game. He played in 65 games (all starts) in his two years at G-Town and he averaged 14.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocked shots per game. Monroe is a legit big man at 6′11″, 253 pounds and he can fill up the stat sheet. Look for Monroe to possibly get a look at center for the Pistons this season. This was a great pick as Monroe is a good all around basketball player.

27-year old power forward Chris Wilcox has exercised his player option for the 2010-11 season. He played in 34 games (10 starts) for the Pistons last year and he averaged 13.0 minutes, 4.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Wilcox has now played in 482 games (221 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 21.1 minutes, 9.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. The Pistons probably would have liked Wilcox to leave as a free agent but at the same time he’ll likely get more P.T. than he got last season.

It will be interesting to see what the Pistons do with their four free agents this summer. Will Bynum is a restricted free agent and he might get a nice offer on the open market. It will be interesting to see if the Pistons ante up for Bynum or let him walk away. Personally I think they should keep him if the price is reasonable. Backup forward Chris Wilcox has a player option for 2010-11 and I tend to think he will pick it up because there are a lot of power forwards better than him in the free agent market. Ben Wallace will likely want to come back if the Pistons will have him and he appears to have something left in the gas tank based on how he played last year. The Pistons should just say no to Kwame Brown even if he offers to play for the league minimum.

The Pistons would be smart to continue rebuilding by moving Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince at the trade deadline in a couple of weeks. Hamilton has played in 20 games (all starts) for the Pistons this season and he is averaging 36.0 minutes, 18.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. But he is only shooting 39.9% from the floor and 25% from three point range as he is starting to be a little more selfish with the basketball. Tayshaun Prince has played in 15 games (all starts) for the Pistons this season and he is averaging 32.1 minutes, 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He is only shooting 41.2% from the floor, 26.7% from three point range and 64% from the free throw line this year. Lucky for the Pistons that Prince is still playing solid defense which has been his calling card his whole career. The Pistons will likely be looking for young players and draft picks as well as expiring contracts in return for this pair of veterans.