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Each Detroit Pistons player’s journey to the NBA

By Akiem Gardner

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 8: a general view of the Detroit Pistons logo during the game against the Brooklyn Nets during a pre-season game on October 8, 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 - OCTOBER 8: a general view of the Detroit Pistons logo during the game against the Brooklyn Nets during a pre-season game on October 8, 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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AUBURN HILLS, MI – JUNE 21: Head Coach Dwane Casey and Sekou Doumbouya of the Detroit Pistons, pose for a photo at a press conference on June 21, 2019 at Detroit Pistons Practice Facility in Auburn Hills, 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 Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)
AUBURN HILLS, MI – JUNE 21: Head Coach Dwane Casey and Sekou Doumbouya of the Detroit Pistons, pose for a photo at a press conference on June 21, 2019 at Detroit Pistons Practice Facility in Auburn Hills, 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 Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Sekou Doumbouya

Sekou Doumbouya is from Conakry, Guinea, he discovered the game of basketball at 12-years-old when his family moved to France. He played professional basketball overseas for four years playing for the CSP Limoges. Doumbouya was taken number 15th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.

He is an international talent who brings raw untapped potential to the Pistons roster. Doumbouya  possesses real size and speed with unlimited athleticism. He was the youngest player in this year draft. That’s an incredible positive thing on his side age.

Related Story. Setting realistic expectations for Sekou Doumbouya. light

History often times points to the youngest player in draft being a good thing . Here is a list of elite examples Devin Booker, Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Durant , Kevin Garnett, Andrew Bynum and Tracy McGrady. Now it is not yet clear if he will be anything like those worthy like All-Stars and Hall of Famers, however the odds seem to be in his favor.

Doumbouya has drawn favorable comparison to Pascal Siakam and that’s a fair assessment if everything breaks right for him. Detroit will certainly make sure they invest in him in ways they did not do for Darko Milicic.

Time will  tell what kind of player he will become. Detroit better hope they find themselves on the better part of the ladder this time around.

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