For the third year in a row, the Pistons landed a player in the first round of the NBA Draft whom they didn't expect to get. This time, it's Andre Drummond, the 7-foot center from Connecticut who has wowed people with his potential, writes Dave Hogg.
"I know I've said this three years in a row, but he really wasn't supposed to be there with the ninth pick," said Joe Dumars, the Pistons president of basketball operation. "We didn't think there was a chance until Tuesday, which is when the chatter from the GMs started giving us a hint that he might be there."
Dumars didn't mess around after getting that hint. He jumped on a plane to New York City and worked Drummond out in a late-night session.
"We found a little gym on 61st Street and spent from about 10:30 to midnight with him," Dumars said. "We worked him out for about 45 minutes and then spent some time interviewing him."
