Piston Powered News: The Detroit Pistons projected for 2K17

Apr 24, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) takes a shot over Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) during the first quarter in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 24, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) takes a shot over Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) during the first quarter in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

In today’s Piston Powered News, we project the Detroit Pistons’ player ratings for 2K17, Tim Hardaway faces legal issues and SI projects Andre Drummond for Team USA in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

In the Piston Powered News, our newest feature column, we’ll be keeping you up-to-date on recent events and posts on the site, and news related to the Detroit Pistons across the internet. We’ll recap the most recent content from the site and if something slips through the cracks that is related to the Pistons, we’ll inform you about that as well.

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In our review of the past day’s news and events on Piston Powered, we projected the Detroit Pistons’ player ratings for the upcoming NBA 2K17, and we covered both Piston assistant coach Tim Hardaway‘s current legal situation and SI’s projection of Andre Drummond as a top-ranked Olympian in the 2020 Games with Team USA.

With no further ado, let’s get started.

Projecting the Detroit Pistons’ NBA 2K17 player ratings

By Duncan Smith

"Since there’s nothing 2K players can do but wait for the next four weeks or so for the release of the game, we’re going to build the anticipation for fans of the Detroit Pistons (at least the ones who plan on playing the game) with our player rating projections for the entire roster.The Pistons entered the beginning of last season (both in the real world and the 2K world) rated lower than their actual performance would warrant, so we’re going to go over each player’s 2K16 opening and closing rating, as well as what we expect them to be rated in 2K17."

Detroit Pistons’ assistant coach Tim Hardaway fights drunk driving charges

By Duncan Smith

"He was just a couple of doors down from his house when he was stopped by police and court records show he had a blood alcohol content of 0.17, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 in the state of Michigan.It’s unclear where Hardaway was coming from or if he was alone in the vehicle, and according to Detroit’s Local 4 NBC affiliate, Beverly Hills police have refused to issue a statement on the matter."

SI projects Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond as a top-ranked 2020 Olympian

By Duncan Smith

"Players that have USA Basketball ties were given preferences while players who have turned down invites multiple times were eliminated.In order of preference, Andre Drummond came in third on this roster, behind reigning MVP Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs."

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