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Ben Gulker is a Program Director for a statewide AmeriCorps program in his home state of Michigan, where he was born and raised.

How much stock can you put in a mock draft? Not much. For example, NBADraft.net has Patrick Patterson going sixth to Golden State and Hassan Whiteside ninth to Utah in the June 24 NBA draft.

Detroit’s Richard Hamilton, left, and Tayshaun Prince have been involved in numerous trade rumors over the past season.

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On Tuesday, Pistons general manager Joe Dumars talked about returning his team to its core value — toughness.

Likely lottery pick Ed Davis is quite familiar with one of the Pistons. David, a sophomore power forward from North Carolina, is the son of former NBA forward Terry Davis, who starred at Virginia Union in the mid- to late-1980s. And as Pistons fans know, Virginia Union is the program that produced Ben Wallace, who has won the NBA’s defensive player …

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Players work out a bit at the annual NBA pre-draft camp. They get weighed and measured.

We need Odoh who is a good rebounder and shot blocker. He can dribble very well for a big men.

Ben Wallace stood on a brand new asphalt basketball court wearing a red T-shirt with the words “Motor City Makeover” splashed across it.

The Pistons didn’t get any luck like the 76ers and Wizards to move up in the draft and are stuck at their 7th overall spot for the 2010 NBA Draft.

The Pistons took another plunge down the totem pole last season as they stumbled to the end of the season with a 27-55 record.

Current and former NBA players are joining Detroit Mayor Dave Bing in kicking off a yearlong youth leadership effort.

For John Kuester, this one was personal. The Celtics-Cavaliers series was riveting for so many reasons: The LeBron James saga, the possible last stand of the Celtics’ veterans, and the possible Lakers-Cavaliers matchup in the NBA Finals.

John Wall could potentially be Detroit’s biggest star. Since the Draft Lottery is tonight, we might as well finally get around to discussing the player that every team vying for the top pick is hoping to get.

Every great warrior has a weakness. Achilles had his heel. Samson had his hair. LeBron has…his elbow? While his elbow will heal this off-season, it is now clear that Lebron’s lack of killer instinct has cost him playoff glory.

So you think the Pistons need to make a trade to get better? We found an idea. Aron Phillips of Dime Magazine had an interesting suggestion for the Nuggets to take that next step: do the trade dance with an old partner.

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NBA coaches aren’t nearly as intelligent as I thought they were. I won’t include Pistons coach John Kuester in that statement because Kuester had nothing to do with this particular injustice.

The Pistons don’t need to spend $100 million for a superstar like LeBron James this offseason .

NBA coaches aren’t nearly as intelligent as I thought they were. I won’t include Pistons coach John Kuester in that statement because Kuester had nothing to do with this particular injustice.

Auburn Hills — NBA coaches aren’t nearly as intelligent as I thought they were.

Ben Wallace didn’t even get a vote in the NBA All-Defense balloting. Anyone who suffered through the season with the Detroit Pistons this season knows that they were most likely not getting anyone on the All-Defensive team.

Daniel Orton is big, athletic and young, but not much is known beyond that. There are prospects, and then there are prospects .

When the free-agent bonanza begins July 1, the Pistons won’t be among major players but they can still make a splash.