Pistons president Joe Dumars says it's important that whoever the team drafts next month understands that he may sit on the bench for a few months.

"They would tell you that during the pre-draft meetings we had with them before the draft we talked to them about what's going to happen when you're not playing for two months," Dumars said of Austin Daye, DaJuan Summers and Jonas Jerebko, who Detroit drafted in 2009.

"Guys are like, 'I'll be able to handle it.' And what I say to guys is, 'It's easy to say that today because the draft is in two weeks and you really want your name called out. I'm sure you're willing to say whatever to me right now, but that's going to be real and that's going to be a reality for you. Don't tell me today you're going to be OK with it and think that once it starts you're going to be able to sulk and pout and get sympathy from me. It's not going to happen.' "

Dumars said he issues a warning during his chats with potential picks.

"If you can't handle this you may want to raise your hand and say something to me right now that I may struggle with this, because if you come here and you struggle with this you and I are going to have a problem," he said.