Recent NBA Mock Draft has Pistons selecting Jaden Ivey's replacement

The Detroit Pistons are just a half game ahead of the Washington Wizards in the battle for the worst record in the NBA.

The Detroit Pistons lottery odds

One thing is for certain: The Pistons will finish the season in the bottom three again, giving them the maximum odds of 14 percent for the number one pick, though, in this draft, that may matter less than ever before as there is absolutely no consensus on who that player will be.

The only mystery remaining is whether the Pistons will for sure be in the top five (which would require them to finish with the worst record again) or if they could potentially fall to sixth by finishing with the second-worst record. Yay.

Predicting what the Pistons will do with that pick is a fool's gambit, as they could just take the best player available, could draft for need or could trade the pick as part of a package to try and land a more established player.

If the Pistons draft for need, they will look for a forward who can shoot whether that person plays on the wing or is more of a stretch four. They could also use a big to protect the rim, though they already have two project bigs, so it would be smarter to sign a veteran free agent to flank them.

The only thing that would be shocking is if the Pistons drafted another guard, which is exactly what they did in a recent Mock Draft.

Detroit Pistons take another guard in recent NBA Mock Draft

In the most recent NBA Mock Draft from Bleacher Report, the Detroit Pistons selected Rob Dillingham, the electric guard from Kentucky.

The Pistons have selected at least one guard in the last four drafts and three of them are still on the roster, so adding another undersized guard is not ideal.

However, Kentucky has a great track record of producing star guards if you look at the last 20 guards out of Kentucky, one of the only ones who didn't flourish in the NBA was Brandon Knight, the guy the Pistons selected (of course):

Dillingham can put up points from all over the floor, create for himself and others and shot 44 percent from long range on 4.5 attempts per game in his freshman season (which ended in the first round of the NCAA tourney).

But he's 6-foot-3 and the Pistons already have two undersized guards in Jaden Ivey and Marcus Sasser, so drafting Dillingham makes no sense unless one of them is on the move.

This is just a Mock Draft of course, but it may portend the offseason for the Detroit Pistons, at least as it pertains to Jaden Ivey.

Will the Detroit Pistons trade Jaden Ivey?

We've talked a great deal about the four young players for the Pistons and whether they are a fit. Currently, they are not, as three of them can't shoot, so finding Cade Cunningham a wing who can knock down 3-point shots should be a priority even if that means trading one of Jaden Ivey or Jalen Duren to get it.

The Pistons may build a trade package around Jaden Ivey to find a wing, in which case, drafting another guard makes more sense if you think he is the best player available. Regardless of fit, the Pistons do need stars.

But another undersized combo guard? I don't see it, even if the Pistons do trade Ivey. There is already solid evidence that Troy Weaver made a huge mistake by trading up to take Marcus Sasser when the team desperately needed size and help on the wing.

So taking another undersized combo guard, even one with a much higher ceiling, defies logic. But then again, these are the Pistons we are talking about.

Even if you think Dillingham will be better than Ivey, they are similar players, though Dillingham is already a better long-range shooter. It doesn't make much sense to trade one out for the other unless other moves are coming.

This puts the Pistons in an interesting position, as what will they do if they think the best player on the board is a guard? Would they really add another one to the mix?

Stay tuned.