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From the Pistons: AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - USA Basketball announced today that Detroit Pistons centers Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe were named to a list of 27 players to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball Men's National Team mini-camp to be held in Las Vegas, Nev. from July 22-25. Drummond and Monroe both have USA Basketball team experience at the youth level. Drummond was a member of the 2010 U17 and 2009 U16 World Championship gold medal teams. Monroe was a member of the 2008 USA Basketball Junior National Select Team that competed in the annual Nike Hoop Summit and also partic...

The July camp for young NBA standouts is an early part of the process for USA Basketball to begin whittling down its roster for the 2016 Olympics.

"A bird in hand is better than two in the bush." This proverb rings especially true for the NBA draft, although the proportion is a bit more dramatic. General managers, scouts, media personalities and fans often overvalue draft prospects when compared to existing NBA talent, and the 2013 NBA Draft is no different. Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press recently joined the club by suggesting that a draft selection of Cody Zeller could make Detroit's Greg Monroe expendable, and that the latter should be traded in turn: Zeller would have a higher upside than Monroe at a much cheaper pri...

The last time the Pistons picked seventh overall, where they have the best odds of picking this year (60 percent), they lucked out with Greg Monroe. That's a lottery win in a sense. On Tuesday night we'll find out where they'll pick Thursday, June 27. Time: Tuesday, May 21, 8:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN Pistons rep: Andre Drummond Odds to winning Team (record) Number of combinations Percent Orlando (20-62) 250 25 Charlotte (21-61) 199 19.9 Cleveland (24-58) 156 15.6 Phoenix (25-57) 119 11.9 New Orleans (27-55) 88 8.8 Sacramento (28-54) 63 6.3 DETROIT PISTONS (29-53) 36 3.6 Wa...

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2013 file photo, then-Boston Celtics center Jason Collins (98) guards Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe, right, in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich. Jason Collins has become the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website. The 34-year-old Collins has played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons. He finished this past season with the Washington Wizards and is now a free agent. He says he wants to continue playing. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2013 file photo, then-Boston Celtics center Jason Collins (98) guards Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe, right, in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich. Jason Collins has become the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website. The 34-year-old Collins has played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons. He finished this past season with the Washington Wizards and is now a free agent. He says he wants to continue playing. ...

Monroe got more than 54 percent of the 730 votes cast and 74 readers said nobody was the MVP for a team that finished 29-53 and has losing streaks of eight and 10 games.

Greg Monroe received a single vote in the Most Improved Player balloting, a second-place vote, which gave him three total points and left him ranked 21st among the 33 nominees. This was not an improvement upon where he finished last season in the voting (4th) and, due to how he played this season, it's curious why he received a vote at all (although maybe not as curious as receiving a third place 2012 Defensive Player of the Year vote). Monroe was good again, don't get me wrong, but he barely improved upon last year's marks. In fact, most might argue that he suffered a setback offensi...

Monroe, who finished fourth in voting for the MIP last year, got one second-place vote with three points and tied for 21st this season.

Recent No. 7 picks in the NBA Draft include Greg Monroe (2010), Charlie Villanueva (2005) and Richard Hamilton (1999).

Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe, left, beats Philadelphia 76ers forward Thaddeus Young (21) to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich., Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Greg Monroe's productive game leads the Pistons with owner Tom Gores in attendance after another day filled with speculation about the futures of the team's top executives and coaching staff.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Lawrence Frank walked quickly toward midcourt as the final seconds ticked away, greeting Doug Collins with a handshake and a few words.

Monroe is coming upon his own big summer in 2014, when he can test the free-agent market, but in the meantime is keeping a close eye to the changes coming in the months ahead.

Pistons' big men dominate the interior and combine for 52 points and 19 rebounds to put together the team's first winning streak in more than two months.