This NBA offseason has been very eventful and the preseason is now just around the corner. To help bridge that gap for hoops junkies, we here at numberFire will be rolling out our projections for next season in the form of team previews, starting at 30 and going all the way to number one. We continue today with the 19th-ranked Detroit Pistons!

The Pistons are put together kind of like a fantasy basketball team. Guys like Basketball Monster had him as the sixth-ranked fantasy player last season when punting free throw percentage. Sixth! If you're into that sort of thing, Drummond is a must-draft for your squad.

PF/C Greg Monroe (Yahoo O-Rank: 99)
Greg Monroe is a fantastic late-round pick if you're punting three-pointers, but he's also a high-upside sleeper regardless of how you choose to build your team. Just two short seasons ago, Monroe finished as the 42nd-ranked player in fantasy hoops. Yes, he has to share touches and rebounding opportunities with Drummond and Smith now, but the talent is still there and his main dips since that season are only in blocks and field goal percentage (things that could easily come back with the same steady complement of minutes). He's in a contract year with a huge chip on his shoulder after restricted free agency didn't go as he had hoped, so there's plenty of reason to believe he'll finish higher than Yahoo's current rank of 99 (which he has surpassed in each of the last three seasons). What's more, trade rumors are likely to swarm around the Pistons if Monroe and Smith can't find a way to co-exist (Drummond is untouchable) and either leaving town would boost Monroe's stock even more. Get him.

SF/PF Josh Smith (Yahoo O-Rank: 69)
PG Brandon Jennings (Yahoo O-Rank: 91)
There were three seasons from 2009-12 when Josh Smith finished as a second-round value and he's being drafted on the residuals of that ever since. He finished 92nd in his last year in Atlanta (2012-13) and 127th in his first year in Detroit last season. He's an absolute drain in the oft-overlooked areas of field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and turnovers, and he doesn't hit nearly enough threes for the number he attempts. He may be a stat-sheet stuffer, but these days it's happening too much in the wrong places to justify the price tag.

Same goes for Jennings. He finished ranked 118th last year and even 91st as a best-case scenario isn't all that likely. He sucks the life out of your rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage, free throw percentage (for his position), and turnovers, and only gives back decent scoring and steals. The high assists are nice, but not enough to justify taking him at his average draft position. There are far better point guard options all over the draft board that are more properly priced and valued.