Pistons take Georgia's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, pass on U-M's Trey Burke

Vincent Goodwill The Detroit News Comments Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a shooting guard from Georgia, was the SEC player of the year. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images) Auburn Hills — The night began with a shocker and the Pistons had to be in position to identify which guard they wanted. They didn’t add any normalcy to the NBA draft, however, taking freshman shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope from Georgia with the eighth pick on Thursday night. In recent Pistons tradition, they passed on point guards they considered. This time it was point guards Trey Burke of Michigan, Lehigh’s C.J. McCollum and Syracuse’s Michael Carter-Williams. Caldwell-Pope was one of the best shooters in the draft,...