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Centers with worse contracts than Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- APRIL 5: Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons and Steven Adams #12 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reach for the rebound during the game on April 5, 2019 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- APRIL 5: Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons and Steven Adams #12 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reach for the rebound during the game on April 5, 2019 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
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DETROIT, MI – APRIL 7 : Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons shoots a free throw during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on April 7, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – APRIL 7 : Andre Drummond #0 of the Detroit Pistons shoots a free throw during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on April 7, 2019 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Pistons are approaching a critical time in the handling of star center Andre Drummond. He makes a lot of money, but how much worse could it be?

The Detroit Pistons are heading into what could be their final season with Andre Drummond on the team.

Drummond – who will be 26 years old at the start of the 2019-20 season – will make $27 million this season and have a player option for $28.7 million in 2020-21.

The two-time All-Star had one of, if not the best season of his 7-year career last season:

  • 17.5 points per game: Career-high
  • 15.6 rebounds per game: League-best
  • 1.7 steals: Career-high
  • 5.9 Defensive Win Shares: League-best

Despite the All-Star snub, Drummond had a dominant year with the second-highest salary on his team. Blake Griffin made $31 million last season.

A subsection of Pistons fans continues to despise Drummond as they critique the idea of paying a center max money who they find not to show consistent effort.

Whichever side of the Drummond fence a given fan falls on, it cannot be denied that he continues to improve every year – and things could be worse.

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