"The Pistons aren't getting their Prince Fielder.

They signed a Prince to a free-agent contract recently, but bringing back Tayshaun didn't exactly inspire celebratory news conferences.

There is no 27-year-old NBA All-Star free-agent cornerstone who will consider Detroit, regardless if the salary cap didn't exist and new owner Tom Gores could blow away somebody with a nine-year contract. The Tigers paying a king's ransom for their Prince -- making him the third-most expensive player in baseball history behind Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols -- only magnifies the long-range problems facing the Pistons.

They have no choice but to draft their next star."