Boban Marjanovic press conference - July 12, 2016

New Detroit Pistons center Boban Marjanovic poses for a photo with Pistons mascot Hooper during his introductory press conference at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

DETROIT -- Quite literally, Andre Drummond is no longer the big man on campus with the Detroit Pistons.

The 6-foot-11, 279-pound All-Star center was usurped last month with the addition of the bigger, taller Boban Marjanovic.

And it's already creating, ahem, some friendly tension on the court.

"I was telling the guys after we got done playing our first pickup game, that might have been the first (time) I've been really frustrated playing against someone," Drummond said Monday, appearing at the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy celebrity golf outing.

"It's so hard to score on him."

So difficult, Drummond says he has to rely on his quickness to try and beat the 7-foot-3, 290-pound Marjanovic off the dribble.

Not an easy task for a classic back-to-the-basket center like Drummond against the tallest active player in the NBA.

"I couldn't back him down," Drummond said. "He's 7-3, he's pretty agile too, so if there's anything soft in the air he's going to get it. So if I wasn't trying to dunk the ball, I wasn't scoring."

Strong praise for Marjanovic, a player the Pistons swooped up in July when they extended him a three-year, $21 million offer sheet the San Antonio Spurs declined to match.

The 28-year-old Serbian averaged 5.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game last season, his first in the NBA, while playing fewer than 10 minutes.

His offensive efficiency and raw talent made him attractive to the Pistons. He could assume backup duties in 2017-18 should the 6-foot-10, 260-pound Aron Baynes exercise a player option in his contract and enter free agency.

Sounds like he's already impressing Drummond.

"Boban is a hell of a player," Drummond said. "He's been a huge addition for us, and he's definitely going to be a big help for us throughout this season as well."

Better than what you thought?

"Absolutely."

$100K FOR THE KIDS: Joining Drummond at the Jalen Rose-hosted charity golf outing Monday from the Pistons was new assistant general manager Pat Garrity, team ambassador Earl Cureton and play-by-play voice Mark Champion. The sixth-annual event, sponsored by Pistons owner Tom Gores' Platinum Equity, raised more than $100,000 for the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a tuition-free public charter high school in Detroit.