I think Afflalo and Amir are both top 5 defenders on the current Pistons team and defense wins championships. Maybe they won't be effective against starters in the playoffs because of their inexperience on offense, but they will be huge against the other team's benches.

#1= Sheed (he can shut down the best bigs- Howard, Duncan, etc).
#2= Afflalo (he's Bowen-light, but doesn't get the respect from the refs)
#3= Tayshaun (can bother the very best players in the league)
#4= Amir (best help defender on the team now than Ben is gone)
#5= Billups/Hamilton/Dyess (these guys are all good at certain things)
#8= Herrmann/ Ratliff/ Lindsey

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"I’ll just say this: We’re not talking to teams about their second- or third-best players." Joe Dumars talking about his plan to get other teams' 4th best players.