According to ESPN's Ric Bucher, David Stern is supposed to announce on Friday that the Pistons will not be eligible for the playoffs unless they promise to play Aaron Afflalo at least 15 minutes per game in the post-season.

"Without Afflalo, Detroit has absolutely no chance of getting past the first round," said Stern. "It isn't fair that all of the other teams have to battle in the first round while the team that matches up with the Pistons essentially gets a first round bye."