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Draft Prospects for Detroit Pistons fans to see in Elite Eight

By Blake Stackpoole

Evan Mobley could be a fit on the Detroit Pistons (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
Evan Mobley could be a fit on the Detroit Pistons (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 27: Quentin Grimes #24 of the Houston Cougars looks to steal the ball from Quincy Guerrier #1 of the Syracuse Orange in the second half of their Sweet Sixteen game of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse on March 27, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 27: Quentin Grimes #24 of the Houston Cougars looks to steal the ball from Quincy Guerrier #1 of the Syracuse Orange in the second half of their Sweet Sixteen game of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse on March 27, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

Draft prospects for Pistons fans to look for in Houston vs. Oregon State·

  Quinten Grimes-Houston
The best player for Houston, Grimes is a 6-foot-5 inch combo guard who transferred to the Cougars from Kansas after his freshman year.

His production over his three years have gone up exponentially: from 8.4 points as a freshman to 12.1 points last season and now all the way up to 18 points this year. Grimes has really worked on his outside shooting. He now is shooting a great 41.3% from on deep.

The biggest flaw in his game is his poor free throw shooting, shooting 77% from the line. He is often compared to Josh Hart, but I think he’s a more offensive version of Josh Hart.

If he were to be a Piston, he would be drafted with one of their second rounders, as he’s mocked in the pick 40-50 range.
·      Ethan Thompson-Oregon State
The PAC-12 all-first team member Ethan Thompson, has been the main reason that the Beavers are on one of the most improbable runs of all time.

Oregon State was the #5 seed in the PAC-12 tournament, but are firmly not a March Madness team.

After doing the unthinkable and winning the tournament, they snuck into the NCAA’s as a #12 seed and then won against #5 Tennessee and Cade Cunningham’s #4 Oklahoma State Cowboys. After the first weekend, Ethan Thompson carried the Beavers to another win against Sister Jean and the #7 Loyola Ramblers.

Thompson is another 6-5 combo guard who wasn’t projected to be drafted before the tournaments. He’s a great scorer with a big frame and he does have an NBA-style offensive game, with his ability to hit contested shots and step-back jumpers. Unlike Grimes, he’s a great free throw shooter.

As of now, he likely won’t be drafted so the Pistons could sign him to an Exhibit-10 deal and have him ball out for Detroit’s new G-League affiliate.