For Joe Dumars and his staff, tonight's real excitement starts about the time the last lottery pick goes in the NBA draft.

Dumars, the Pistons' president of basketball operations, made up his mind weeks ago that he would draft Darko Milicic with the second overall pick. What Dumars doesn't know is whom he will take with the 25th pick or who will be available.

The Pistons have their sights on one of three swingmen, in hopes of finding someone to help back up Richard Hamilton at shooting guard.

NBA teams usually try to bluff other clubs about their real interests, but that shouldn't be true in the Pistons' case. At the top of their list could be Travis Hansen, a 6-foot-6, 25-year-old from Brigham Young; Carlos Delfino, an athletic 6-7, 230-pounder from Italy; and 6-8 Boris Diaw-Riffiod from France, whose stock is rising.

The Pistons also own the final pick in the draft -- 58th overall -- and they figure to choose the best available player regardless of position.