Hoops Rumors Community Shootaround 9/1/15

During the offseason it’s OK for teams to carry as many as 20 players, but franchises must pare down their rosters down to a maximum of 15 by opening night. The Pistons find themselves in a bit of a difficult situation, with the team currently possessing 17 players with fully guaranteed pacts, as Hoops Rumors’ Chuck Myron examined last week.

This brings me to the topic of the day: Looking at the Pistons’ roster below, which two players with fully guaranteed deals should the team waive or trade prior to the start of the regular season?

The players who own fully guaranteed deals are listed below alphabetically, and I’ve also included the 2015/16 salary for each player, courtesy of the Basketball Insiders salary pages, for your convenience.

  1. Joel Anthony (C) — 6’9″/32 years old/$2,500,000
  2. Aron Baynes (F/C) — 6’10″/28 years old/$6,500,000
  3. Steve Blake (G) — 6’3″/35 years old/$2,170,465
  4. Reggie Bullock (G) — 6’7″/24 years old/$1,252,440
  5. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (G) — 6’5″/22 years old/$2,891,760
  6. Spencer Dinwiddie (G) — 6’6″/22 years old/$845,059
  7. Andre Drummond (C) — 6’11″/21 years old/$3,272,091
  8. Danny Granger (F) — 6’9″/32 years old/$2,170,465
  9. Darrun Hilliard (F) — 6’6″/22 years old/$600,000
  10. Ersan Ilyasova (F) — 6’10″/28 years old/$7,900,000
  11. Reggie Jackson (G) — 6’3″/25 years old/$13,913,044
  12. Brandon Jennings (G) — 6’1″/25 years old/$8,344,497
  13. Stanley Johnson (F) — 6’7″/19 years old/$2,841,960
  14. Cartier Martin (F) — 6’7″/30 years old/$1,270,964
  15. Jodie Meeks (G) — 6’4″/27 years old/$6,270,000
  16. Marcus Morris (F) — 6’9″/25 years old/$5,000,000
  17. Anthony Tolliver (F) — 6’8″/30 years old/$3,000,000

Keep in mind that Detroit has no choice in the matter, and will have to part ways with a minimum of two of the players listed above prior to the regular season tipping off. Take to the comments section below to share your thoughts and opinions on which two players need to go, and more importantly, why? We look forward to what you have to say.

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