Detroit Pistons: Way-too-early starting lineup projections

DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 1: Blake Griffin #23 and Luke Kennard #5 of the Detroit Pistons high five during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on February 1, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 1: Blake Griffin #23 and Luke Kennard #5 of the Detroit Pistons high five during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on February 1, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The league calendar officially rolls over on July 1. Rosters will surely change come opening night. But in the meantime, here are your way-too-early starting lineup projections for the Detroit Pistons.

If you were to print out the Detroit Pistons’ current roster, bury it in your backyard, and dig it up three months from now, it would probably look the same.

The names on the paper, that is.

As mentioned in my recent piece on free-agent Wayne Ellington, Detroit has just enough room to add a player using the mid-level exception (MLE).

Barring a trade, this is the only roster adjustment the Pistons could potentially make.

With that in mind, here are my way-too-early starting lineup predictions for next season.