"Our thinking was this: The hardest thing to do in this league is to get a proven star," Van Gundy said after Tuesday's shootaround. "It’s just very hard to do. It's hard to do in free agency. It’s hard to do in trades. You get very few opportunities to do it.
"The guy’s a five-time All-Star. He’s been an All-NBA guy, [one of] top 15 guys in the league. He’s only 28 years old. We know the injury history -- that's the risk on it. But that risk was worth it because of the talent we’re bringing back."
The Pistons seem most excited about the idea of pairing Andre Drummond -- the NBA's leading rebounder this season -- with Griffin and seeing how the duo can take over games. But Van Gundy knows his team will undergo some major schematic changes in the short term.
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In 223 career NBA games, has compiled averages of 12.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.0 steals in 28.5 minutes per game.
Rookie of the Year (2010), All-NBA Second Team (2012, 2013, 2014), All-NBA Third Team (2015), Western Conference All-Star (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).
Appeared in 272 career games (76 starts) and averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 22.2 minutes per game.
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