Should the Detroit Pistons keep Saben Lee, Carsen Edwards or neither?

The Detroit Pistons will be busy this offseason trying to acquire talent in the Draft and free agency but also figuring out what to do with their own guys.

They auditioned a lot of back-of-the-bench guys this season with varying degrees of success, including second-year player Saben Lee and Carsen Edwards, who signed a two-year deal (more on that in a minute) with Detroit late in the season.

Both are small guards who project to be role players at best, so it’s hard to imagine the Detroit Pistons keeping both of them on the roster, especially when they have at least two draft picks this season (their lottery pick plus the Nets’ pick in the 2nd round) and Troy Weaver has shown a fondness for two-way wings with size.

I think you can make an argument for either guy, but you can also make an argument that Detroit should just part ways with both of them.

So which is it going to be, Saben Lee, Carsen Edwards or neither?

Detroit Pistons: The case for Saben Lee

Lee was amazing in the G-League this season but didn’t do much when he got chances with the Pistons.

He played fewer games than in his rookie season, put up the same gross stats, but did it on far-worse shooting splits.

Detroit is one of the worst shooting teams in the NBA, so they clearly need more than Lee’s 39 percent FG percentage overall and his woeful 23 percent from long range.

There is really only one argument for keeping Lee, which is that he is already under contract for a guaranteed $1.7 million next season.

Since neither Lee nor Edwards are likely to play much of a role next season either way, why not keep the guy you already have under contract? Otherwise the Pistons would have to try and trade him (can’t imagine much of a market for a 6-foot-2 G-League player) or cut him and eat the cap hit.

If Detroit could trade Lee for a late second-round pick or even cash considerations, they would probably do it.