– Last season: 40-42 (6th).
– Coach: Don Chaney (first year with Pistons, 217-266 overall).
– Probable starters: Olden Polynice, Terry Mills, Sean Elliott, Joe Dumars, Isiah Thomas.
– Added: Sean Elliott (trade with Spurs), F-C Greg Anderson (free agent), G Lindsay Hunter (10), G Allan Houston (11). Lost: F Dennis Rodman (trade with Spurs).
– Strengths: Thomas and Dumars still one of the finest backcourt duos in league. Throwing Elliott into the mix means another scorer and a young talent who should stick around. Hunter and Houston will allow Chaney to cut Thomas’ and Dumars’ minutes. Hunter has been getting rave reviews.
– Weaknesses: Lost Rodman’s rebounding. Mills may not be capable of picking up the slack. No defensive presence in the middle and no depth at forward.
– Outlook: Without more height and bulk, this team will have hard time. Should squeeze into eighth playoff spot.
![Claudia Perez’s children could count on one hand the number of times they had seen their father cry. The day their mother left was one of them. Perez had worked her whole life for a dream that did not come true: Save enough money to take her family back to Mexico and live together in the town where they were all born. Instead, on a cold February day, she stepped onto a bus in Brighton Park and said goodbye, making the difficult choice between her loved ones in Mexico and her family in Chicago. “Don’t leave my love. No te […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-VHR5442_183545767.jpg?w=525 "Claudia Perez’s children could count on one hand the number of times they had seen their father cry. The day their mother left was one of them. Perez had worked her whole life for a dream that did not come true: Save enough money to take her family back to Mexico and live together in the town where they were all born. Instead, on a cold February day, she stepped onto a bus in Brighton Park and said goodbye, making the difficult choice between her loved ones in Mexico and her family in Chicago. “Don’t leave my love. No te […]")
