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Detroit Pistons’ greatest gifts of all-time

By Tyler Lucas

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PORTLAND, OR – MARCH 4: Corliss Williamson #34 of the Detroit Pistons dunks the ball during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at The Rose Garden on March 4, 2004 in Portland, Oregon. The Pistons won 83-68. 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. (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR – MARCH 4: Corliss Williamson #34 of the Detroit Pistons dunks the ball during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at The Rose Garden on March 4, 2004 in Portland, Oregon. The Pistons won 83-68. 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. (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images) /

3. Corliss Williamson

Corliss Williamson may not seem like the big name that a lot of these others players are, but he was exactly what the Pistons needed during his time here, and they got him for cheap. In the 2000-01 NBA season, the Pistons had been stuck in mediocrity and were only treading downward. In fact, that season they were in the midst of an awful 32-50 season, and something needed to be done to start to turn things around.

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That season, the team was able to swing a trade for Williamson, Kornel David, Tyrone Corbin, and a first-round pick, sending off Jerome Williams and Eric Montross, who wouldn’t go on to meet their career projections.

Williamson would also be rewarded with the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2002, creating offense consistently off the bench and playing lock down defense on the other end. Williamson left his mark in his four seasons, including playing a role on the 2004 championship team, and really embodied what the team represented at the time, making this trade a huge win for the Pistons.

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