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.

The Pistons are well set at guard heading into the 2010-11 season so look for them to target more big guys in tomorrow’s night’s NBA Draft. The Pistons hold the #7 and the #36 overall picks in the draft. The Pistons hope the DeMarcus Cousins falls to them in the first round and it could happen. But more than likely the Pistons will be deciding between C Cole Adrich and PF Ed Davis. I would think that the Pistons would take Aldrich over Davis because he is a legit center which is a big need of the Pistons. Whoever the Pistons get in the first round they hope he’s ready to play big minutes in 2010-11.

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-

The Pistons picked 22-year old power forward Jonas Jerebko with the 39th pick in the NBA Draft. Jerebko played in 56 games in two seasons in Italy and he averaged 6.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He appears to be a project for the Pistons as he likely won’t be able to contribute much as a rookie.

The Pistons selected 21-year old small forward DaJuan Summers with the 35th pick of the NBA Draft on Thursday Night. Summers played in 101 games in three seasons at Georgetown and he averaged 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Summers will have to battle Austin Daye for minutes this season and that could be a losing battle for him. Still, this was a good pick for the Pistons as Summers does have some game.