The Pistons selected another very polished, experienced player in the 2nd round in forward Deron Washington. Washington is 6′7″, 225 pounds and he’s a pretty tough guy. He played in 128 games at Virginia Tech and he averaged 10.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He will have a hard time getting much playing time as a rookie but he will likely help the Pistons out down the road.

The Pistons acquired center Trent Plaisted in a draft day trade with the Sonics. Plaisted is 6′11″, 245 pounds and he’s a very polished, experienced player. Plaisted played in 103 games (95 starts) at BYU and he averaged 13.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. Expect the Pistons to take it slow with Plaisted unless they suffer injuries along the front line.

The Pistons acquired forward Walter Sharpe along with center Trent Plaisted for forward D.J. White on Thursday Night during the NBA Draft. Sharpe is 6′9″, 245 pounds but he doesn’t play as big as his size says he should. Sharpe played in 40 games (10 starts) with UAB, Mississippi and Mississippi State. In those 40 college games, Sharpe averaged 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Look for Sharpe to have a hard time breaking into the playing rotation unless the Pistons move some forwards in trades before the season starts.

The Celtics just wanted this game more than the Pistons did as they outscored them 29-13 in the 4th quarter. Chauncey Billups led the way for the Pistons with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Richard Hamilton stayed busy with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots. Tayshaun Prince was only 3 of 10 shooting from the floor as he finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. This game finished off the Pistons who lost the series 4-2 to the Celtics.

The Pistons were outrebounded 42-25 in this game and the Celtics shot 50.7% from the floor which helps explain this loss. Chauncey Billups led the way for the Pistons with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Richard Hamilton also had a solid game with 25 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Rasheed Wallace pitched in with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. This loss made the Pistons down 3-2 in this series.