In today's Detroit Free Press, agent Bill Duffy is quoted as saying that the Detroit Pistons had reached out to him about potentially re-signing his client, forward Tayshaun Prince.
There is little doubt that this is true. Detroit is trying to rebuild, but they are incredibly thin at small forward. Young player Austin Daye has regressed in some ways, and second-round draft pick Kyle Singler is far from a surefire hit for the team.
Prince does, however, have a lot of value on the open market, and would likely explore his options. While he most likely would keep the door open to returning to Detroit, it is not hard to imagine a scenario in which Prince would leave.
Prince is the consummate team player, but he has been visibly frustrated by the Pistons' demise. From his perspective, he has never known a time when the Pistons were not a contender. In fact, some of his greatest moments have come in the playoffs, and he was a huge part of their title-winning team in 2004.
However, Prince never became the star that fans hoped for, although he was always a good player capable of moments of brilliance offensively and lock-down defense on the other end of the court. There has been growing sentiment amongst fans that it is time to turn the page.
So where exactly would Prince land? It is a fairly weak free-agent class, and so Prince could be a hot commodity.
Here are some teams that would be smart to have Duffy's number on speed dial.
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