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Pistons Projected to Draft 'Terrific Rebounder' to Bolster Frontcourt

The Detroit Pistons are coming off an impressive season that saw them go from being the worst team in the NBA to being a playoff team.

Of course, Detroit finished with the worst record in the NBA the prior two seasons before they were able to turn things around this year and make the playoffs as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

They were then able to battle it out with the New York Knicks in the first round and while they were eliminated in six games, they proved that Detroit basketball is officially back.

Now the Pistons enter the offseason looking to build around their core of Cade Cunningham, Ausar Thompson and Jalen Duren.

Detroit only holds one pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel has them selecting Chinese center Hansen Yang with the 37th overall pick.

“Yang is a terrific rebounder. He possesses great footwork in the low post, but he will need to work on his defensive awareness and positioning before contributing in a serious manner,” Siegel wrote. “The Detroit Pistons can take a chance on Yang in this spot since they need to add more frontcourt depth.”

Siegel makes a great point about the Pistons needing to upgrade their frontcourt depth this summer and Yang could end up being a perfect fit, especially after showing out at the NBA Draft Combine.

This season in China, the 7-2 center averaged 16.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 55.4 % from the field and 22.6% from three.

While Yang is still developing his scoring and defensive abilities, he has a chance to be a potential steal of the draft if he continues to develop his game, especially with him being only 19 years old.

Yang would bring much-needed size to the Pistons and he would also provide them with another solid defender, which was the staple of Detroit’s game this season.

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