The #FlopTop💂🏾 in full-flop.

Pistons receive: #25, Elfrid Payton, Bizmack Biyombo

Magic receive: Andre Drummond

Stan Van Gundy is perfect in every way except one: he Forgot About anDre. Okay, if anyone can say, verbatim, “Andre Drummond is not the next Dwight Howard,” its Stan Van; that being said, Drummond, still just 23 years old, is clearly one of the best young bigs roaming around the association. Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, Nikola Vucevic, Myles Turner, Steven Adams, Kristaps Porzingis, Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns are the only young “centers” left who even pose an argument; Andre Drummond is a better rebounder than all of them. Drummond’s lack of offensive skill-set does not suit well for today’s pass-and-kick game; but, if Andre develops to his potential of protecting the paint and running the rim at an elite level, while remaining a master-rebounder, he could become the best big man in the league. For the rest of his career, Andre’s floor can only bottom out around the production of Tristan Thompson, an inefficent scorer from anywhere outside of three feet from the rim who you can at least count on for 10+ rebounds per game. In the right system, however, Drummond could max out his potential as an elite rolling pick-setter in the form of a Dwight-lite or Deandre Jordan, a 3-time All-NBA, 2-time All-Defensive center in his own right. Perhaps under the guidance of an optimistic coach like Frank Vogel, who has found success molding Roy Hibbert and rookie Myles Turner into defensive stalwarths able to anchor the paint for playoff teams consistently ranked in the top-five defensively.

With rumors constantly circling the future of Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond in Detroit, it seems Stan Van has at least made both available, if not on the trade block outright. Orlando should focus on its point guard needs elsewhere, but Drummond is too tall and lean mound of reboundedly-skilled to completely give up on. The Pistons are susceptible to taking lesser value than Drummond’s actual worth to escape anDre’s death row deal, even if it means temporarily replacing him with a slightly expensive center in Bizmack Biyombo. Bringing in the floppy potential point guard of the future is the cherry on top of the salary-shedding sundae that lies in front of a trade-hungry Stan Van, who giddily sips on a Diet Coke in anticipation of the Magic’s decision on the proposal.

Giving up two rotation players and two late picks in a draft full of not-so-silent sleepers is a lot, but Weltman and Hammond get “their big guy” in return; and, since no picks or other core prospects are given up, the Magic go into the draft with the following roster:

C: Andre Drummond, Nikola Vucevic

PF: Aaron Gordon, Jon Leuer

SF: Mario Hezonja

SG: Evan Fournier, Terrence Ross

PG: DJ Augustin, CJ Watson

the 6th, 25th, 33rd, 35th picks

and $15M in cap space.