New Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver still sees All-Stars Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose as part of their “plans going forward.”

The Motor City team had one of the worst records in the NBA in 2019-20 before games were suspended. However, much of that has to do with the fact that Griffin only appeared in 18 games before undergoing his second knee surgery since the end of the 2019 playoffs.

Griffin was a complete shell of himself in the 18 contests he appeared in, as he only averaged 15.5 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 35.2 percent from the field. The Pistons, though, are hopeful that Blake will be back to form in 2020-21 since he has gotten plenty of rest and has recovered from his knee surgery.

Meanwhile, Rose had an excellent 2019-20 campaign. The former MVP put up 18.1 points and 5.6 assists in 50 games. In fact, he was pursued by a bevy of teams at the 2020 trade deadline, but the Pistons were only going to move him for a first-round pick.

While speaking to the Detroit media for the first time since taking the Pistons' GM job, Weaver talked about why it's important to have guys such as Griffin and Rose on the team, via Eric Woodyard of ESPN.

“We're excited to get them healthy and help them move forward,” Weaver said. “We feel like we have a good mixture of young guys with those two staples to be able to start there, but obviously we've got a lot of work to do with the draft and free agency.”

The Pistons are one of the eight teams eliminated by the NBA's 22-team proposal for its Orlando restart. The franchise is also one of two teams that have not won a playoff game since the 2008-09 season.

The only way Detroit is going to be competitive in 2020-21 is if Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose stay healthy and play like All-Stars. Only time will tell if that can happen.