AUBURN HILLS -- As Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations and head coach Stan Van Gundy said today, assessing this season is not a priority when you are 38-34 and fighting for the last available playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Nevertheless, 38 wins already represents progress for a Pistons franchise without a winning record since 2007-08.

How much progress will be determined in the final 10 games of the season, with the Pistons eighth in the East, which will be good for the last playoff spot if they can hold it. The Chicago Bulls (36-34) are one game back in ninth place.

Van Gundy and general manager Jeff Bower will have some significant personnel decisions to make this summer, though not of the overhaul variety like during their first two seasons in Detroit.

One of the first things they will have to do when the season ends is an honest business-oriented valuation of their inventory on hand.

"We've got to really look at our roster, realistically, and decide where we want to go," he said. "And also, you're assessing the guys, quite honestly, in terms of value, so that when deals are presented, you've sat and talked and have a value on all of your guys."

In what promises to be a "crazy, crazy summer" of NBA salary-cap explosion and free-wheeling spending, the Pistons are down to assessing a few small holes, both positionally and skill-wise. High on the wish list are "maybe quicker, more athletic" defenders and off-the-dribble creators.

Van Gundy offered a cursory state-of-the-roster assessment at practice Thursday, in the accompanying video.

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