Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said the team will begin contract extension talks with center Andre Drummond in the next couple of weeks, with hopes of locking him up to likely a maximum contract extension.
If Drummond signs this summer, he will count about $21 million against the cap in 2016-17.
If he doesn't sign then he becomes a restricted free agent and he'd count $8.1 million against the cap. That is a savings of nearly $13 million and the Pistons could use that to upgrade the talent around Drummond.