Fred Hoiberg has met with the Pistons, but there is a much better chance of him joining the club over the summer than for their stretch run.

The Pistons do not have an available roster spot and they would also like to see Hoiberg's status physically.

"We're going to invite Freddie in and visit with him to see where he is," Dumars said.

Pistons head coach Flip Saunders described the talks as "exploratory."

"He's in a situation now where he's got enough information from his doctors and that he feels pretty comfortable, whether he makes a decision to play this year or its next year," said Saunders, who has kept in touch with Hoiberg.

"If he's healthy enough to play and decides to play, he's going to play somewhere, play for a team that's going to be competing for a championship. People can look at him as kind of being an X-factor."