Chris Webber could be a great find for the Pistons. Why? His defensive liability shouldn't dramatically hurt the Pistons. Plus, his passing and shooting ability should help them offensively. I'm not going to focus on Webber's offense because I think people are in agreement that he is still capable on that end of the floor.
I know Webber can't really guard anyone, but he doesn't have to. Rasheed Wallace might not enjoy being assigned the best interior player, but he's capable of defending them. He's tall, long, athletic, and sturdy enough to guard any post player not named Shaquille O'neal. Sure, Webber will be expected to check someone. But, looking at the Eastern Conference contenders, he shouldn't have too much trouble.
Cleveland - Ilgauskas and Gooden: Webber can definitely stay with Z
Washington - Haywood and Jamison: Antawn might cause Webber some problems, but put him on Haywood and anyone they bring off the bench (Songalia, Thomas, etc.)
New Jersey - Kristic and Collins: the Nets are dynamic on the perimeter, not inside
Chicago - Wallace and Nocioni: put Webber on the guy he replaced and tell him to put him on the line
Orlando - Howard and Battie: don't subject Webber to Howard, but he can keep Battie, Garrity and Darko from looking like Hall-of-Famers I'm sure
The point is that there aren't many teams in the NBA with two quality interior scorers. So, Webber's passing can be more of a benefit to the offense than his lack of mobility is a detriment to the defense. Now, I wouldn't want Webber playing big minutes against the Phoenix Suns trying to stick with Amare, Boris or the Matrix.
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