When the Pistons drafted DJ White with their first pick I was
wondering what the hell they were doing. DJ White is a Jason Maxiell
clone! The team didn't need a Jason Maxiell clone and I guess sending
him off to Seattle for a later pick was the plan all along.

Pistons used that pick to select Forward Walter Sharpe out of UAB.
They also got from Portland via Seattle pick number 46 which turned
out to be another forward Trent Plaisted out of BYU. Then with their
own pick at 59 they selected another forward, Deron Washington out of
Virginia Tech.

Sharpe was a sophomore and is 6'9" 245 lbs. He's not a 3 point
shooter but did average a little over 14 points a game and nearly 7
rebounds a game. He had to sit out the 2005-6 season because he was
academically ineligible. He is 21 so he's not likely to grow any more
and he was ranked #11 in PF in college. I'm not sure he's big enough
to play PF in the NBA but who knows how much weight he'll put on with
pro conditioning. He's certainly no backup to Tayshaun, and with
Maxiell backup up McDyess I got to wonder what the thinking was in
picking Walter. More moves to come July 1st maybe.