Detroit Pistons: Power forwards available in free agency or trade

Troy Weaver has had an underwhelming offseason for the Detroit Pistons so far.

Yes, his moves were financially pragmatic and easy to defend in many ways, but Joe Harris and Monte Morris are hardly going to get fans excited.

Especially when we’ve been repeatedly told that next year was the season that the Pistons will finally stop tanking and actually compete. Weaver did address the need for defense and athleticism on the wing with the addition of Ausar Thompson and he certainly addressed the shooting by adding Harris, Monte Morris and draft pick Marcus Sasser.

But the roster is still heavy on guards and centers and doesn’t have a real power forward unless you consider Marvin Bagley III a four, which I do not.

Detroit is currently all out of cap space this summer, but has myriad ways to add depth at the forward position. Here are four guys they could pursue.

Detroit Pistons: Power forwards available in free agency or trade

Ben Simmons

Simmons isn’t really a power forward, but considering he can’t shoot, it might be best to make him into one or even a full-blown center. His name seems to come up every year, and it makes a little more sense now, as he only has two years left on his deal and the Pistons could probably get some assets for taking on that contract.

This would have to happen via trade, but Detroit really doesn’t have the contracts unless they wanted to include Bojan Bogdanovic, and that’s not happening unless the Nets send back a first-round pick along with Simmons.

There’s also the nagging fact that Simmons missed the entire year two seasons ago, only played 42 games last season, brings a ton of drama and he stinks. Other than that, he’s perfect! Let’s put the Ben Simmons speculation to bed right now, shall we?