NEW CAMPAIGN.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> DETROIT IS RESILIENT. DETROIT IS RELENTLESS.
DETROIT IS RELENTLESS.
DETROIT IS RISING.
>> Evrod: DOESN’T THAT GET SO
EXCITED?
>> Rhonda: LOOK AT WHO IS WITH
US.
GOOD MORNING TO EARL CURETON, A
PISTON AMBASSADOR AND FORMER
PLAYER.
GOOD MORNING!
>> GOOD MORNING!
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME.
>> Rhonda: IT HAS BEEN A LONG
TIME.
WE’RE USED TO YOU BEING HERE IN
THE STUDIO, BUT SEEING YOU THIS
WAY IS GREAT.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE DRAFT.
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE THE 7th
PICK, WHICH IS EXCITING BECAUSE
WE HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO PICK
THAT EARLY IN A DECADE.
SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
>> IT’S A LOT OF PLAYERS
AVAILABLE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE’VE GOT A NEW
GENERAL MANAGER IN TROY WEAVER
WHO DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AT OKC.
AND I KNOW HE’LL DO A GREAT JOB.
WE NEED A LOT OF AREAS, OUR
REBUILD -- NOT REBUILD BUT ADD
TO WHAT WE HAVE.
I THINK THEY’LL TAKE THE BEST
AVAILABLE PLAYER AT 7,
REGARDLESS OF WHAT POSITION IT
IS.
>> Evrod: I WANT TO KNOW FROM
YOU, EARL, WHO DO YOU WANT TO
SEE WEARING A PISTONS’ SHIRT?
>> WHO WOULD I LIKE TO SEE?
BALL, HE IS A GREAT PLAYER AND
PLAYED IN AUSTRALIA AND DID A
GOOD JOB OVER THERE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD GUARDS.
I THINK WE NEED SOMETHING AT THE
POINT GUARD POSITION, THAT WOULD
BE THE FIRST PRIORITY.
WE DON’T KNOW WHO WILL BE
AVAILABLE AT 7.
SO I KNOW HIS NAME CAME UP A
LOT, BUT IT’S A LOT OF GREAT
PLAYERS.
OBVIOUSLY AT THE TOP OF THE
PACK, WE HAVE SOME GREAT
PLAYERS.
ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
THOSE GUYS WILL BE GOOD.
>> Rhonda: AND A TRADE HAPPENED
EARLIER THIS WEEK AND YOU’RE
MAKING MOVES.
HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO WHAT
HAPPENS TONIGHT AND DO WE THINK
THE PISTONS COULD BE POISED TO
BE A PLAYOFF TEAM THIS SEASON?
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE CAN DO
THROUGH FREE AGENCY.
TROY WEAVER WAS GREAT AT
BUILDING TEAMS AND LOOKING TO DO
A LOT OF THINGS SO WE HAVE TO
WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH
BROOKLYN.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY TO
SPEND.
SO WE HAVE THE MONEY AND HAVE TO
LOOK INTO THE FREE AGENT MARKET
AND GET A GOOD DRAFT PICK.
A LOT OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
IT’S HARD TO TELL WHERE WE’LL BE
AT.
WE’LL BE COMPETITIVE AND WILL
PUT SOMETHING POSITIVE OUT THERE
ON THE FLOOR.
>> Rhonda: IT WILL BE LIKE A
WHOLE NEW TEAM.
CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE WHO WILL BE
ON THE COURSE THIS YEAR.
>> Evrod: THINGS WILL LOOK
DIFFERENTLY.
WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC.
AND AS FAR AS THE SPIRIT, WHAT
ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR THOSE
CHEERING ON THE PISTONS?
>> WE APPROACH THE PEOPLE STILL
SUPPORTING US.
WEAPON DON’T KNOW IF WE’LL HAVE
FANS IN THE BUILDING.
IT’S UP TO THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
BUT WE’LL BE READY.
AT SOME POINT IN TIME, WE’LL
HAVE FANS BACK IN THE BUILDING.
WE DON’T KNOW WHAT EVERYTHING
WILL LOOK LIKE BUT WE’RE GETTING
READY FOR THE SEASON TO START.
WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> Evrod: AND WE ARE, TOO, AND
CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR MASON CHEER
OUT DETROIT BASKETBALL!
>> Rhonda: AND YOU HAVE BEEN
PLAYING ACTIVELY IN THE
COMMUNITY DOING SO MUCH FOR A
LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS
IN OUR CITY, SO BIG THANKS TO
ALL OF YOU FOR THAT.
>> Evrod: ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE
YOU, EARL.
>> AND OUR NEW LOGO, THE 313.
>> Evrod: WE SAW A PREVIEW OF
THAT.
>> Rhonda: SHOWING OUR DETROIT