Detroit Pistons
(29-21, third in the Central, 4 games back)
DRAFT PICKS: (54)

1999   D R A F T   C H O I C E S Round Pick Player Pos College 2 54 Melvin Levett 2G Cincinnati

T E A M   S T R E N G T H S Grant Hill Athletic 3-Point shooting W E A K N E S S E S Go-to-Guy Consistent inside scoring Inside defensive presence C H A N G E S Replace Joe Dumars (Retired) N E E D S SG or PG HEALTHY VAUGHT & LAETTNER N O T E S: Lost to the Hawks in a five-game first-round series for the second time in three years Grant Hill led the Pistons in scoring, rebounding and assists Joe Dumars averaged 11.3 ppg in his final season Hill did not make a three-pointer this season (0-14) and he's 3-35 over the last two seasons Ranked 5th in 3-point shooting as a team (.365)ˆranked 26th last season (.312) Jerry Stackhouse shot a dismal .371 this season 11-0 when they shot 50% or better Pistons are 61-65 under Alvin Gentry Pistons were 13-3 in games in which Leattner played Korleone Young - the Pistons' second round draft pick out of HS - played a total of 15 minutes this past season (scored 13 points) F I R S T   R O U N D   P I C K S   I N   T H E   9 0 ' S 1990 - Lance Blanks, G (26) 1991 - None 1992 - Don Mac Lean, F (19) 1993 - Lindsey Hunter, G (10) Allan Houston, G (11) 1994 - Grant Hill, F (3) 1995 - Theo Ratliff, F (18) Randolph Childress, G (19) 1996 - Jerome Williams, F (26) 1997 - Scot Pollard, F (19) 1998 - Bonzi Wells, G (11) P L A Y E R S   B Y   P O S I T I O N Small Forwards Grant Hill Jud Buechler Korleone Young Power Forwards Jerome Williams Christian Laettner Don Reid Loy Vaught Centers Bison Dele Eric Montross Point Guards Lindsey Hunter Khalid Reeves Shooting Guards Jerry Stackhouse Charles O'Bannon F R E E   A G E N T S 1999 O'Bannon Reeves Young Buechler (PO) 2000 Reid Dele (PO) Hill (PO) 2001 Laettner

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