10 best duos in Detroit Pistons’ franchise history

10 best duos in Detroit Pistons’ history

#9: Andre Drummond & Blake Griffin 

They were a duo in the loosest sense of the word as this list goes, didn’t play together for long, and failed to accomplish anything of significance together. Nevertheless, Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond were such dominant physical specimens that it’s hard not to find a place for them somewhere in this Top 10.

Drummond is the one who will be remembered as a Piston, whereas Griffin will likely go into the Hall as a Clipper. Drummond was a Piston for the better part of eight seasons, about two of which he suited up alongside Griffin. Although the wheels came off in a hurry, one can argue that each player was at their peak for this two-year overlap. Drummond was still able to get his 17 and 15 and Griffin, while not the same athlete he once was, had become an excellent point forward of sorts having redefined himself.

For whatever reason, neither one of them had much postseason success during their career. Drummond just wasn’t good enough to be regarded as any team’s franchise cornerstone. He had too many holes in his game. Griffin had many of his best seasons with Chris Paul in L.A., and as great as Paul is, he hasn’t had a ton of playoff success either. Griffin and Drummond were both athletic marvels in their early years, and may have been difficult for coaches to incorporate into winning team concepts. Maybe that last sentence is trash. Either way, they weren’t teammates for long but for the fleeting time that they were, they were a pretty doggone good duo.