Andre Drummond and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope remain the only players from the roster Stan Van Gundy inherited 23 months ago when he took over the Detroit Pistons.
Van Gundy was asked if this roster has special importance to him with how many players he chose for it.
"They're all special and a lot of those teams have meant a lot to me," Van Gundy said. "This one does too. I'll tell you why it's special, because it's now. Those are all in the past, those are all in the past. And it's also, look, it's special because this organization hasn't been in six years.
"So it's not just about me and my coaching staff and the players in the locker room. It's about our ownership, number one, this is their first time. And it's about all the people who have been here for a long time, and have gone through a lot of good years ... and now have had a lot of bad years. It's about all of those people. It's special for those reasons."