<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons signed first-round draft pick Jason Maxiell to a multiyear contract on Thursday. Maxiell, picked 26th overall, averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds as a senior last season at Cincinnati. The power forward also led Conference USA in blocked shots. </div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TwinTowers:</div><div class="quote_post">Still think they should have drafted him with one of there second round picks.</div> Huh? Maxiell would never of been available in the 2nd round where the Pistons drafted. Maxiell is the typical Piston type player. Very strong, plays tough, block shots and plays hard. Thats why Dumars selected him. What he lacks in size he makes up for in energy.
^^^ He was projected to go in the late second round and also on draft night there where weirder things than if Maxiell went in the second round.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TwinTowers:</div><div class="quote_post">^^^ He was projected to go in the late second round and also on draft night there where weirder things than if Maxiell went in the second round.</div> The experts had him late in the first round/early 2nd round He was never projected to be anywhere close to the 50th pick. Alot of players were overrated and underrated in the mocks. Maxiell was certainly undervalued by many. Mainly due to his size. Good thing about Maxiell is that he played the whole 4 years at college so he should be able to come in and give the Pistons something straight away off the bench.
