The Pistons "created a buzz" with their use of VR at the NBA draft combine in Chicago last month, as prospects who visited with the team "donned a headset that measures reaction time and decision making," according to Vince Ellis of the DETROIT FREE PRESS. The Pistons will also "test prospects who participate in workouts at their Auburn Hills practice facility before the June 21 draft." STRIVR "reached an agreement with the Pistons, its fourth NBA team, before the start of last season." The Pistons' video staff "pushed for the technology, but with only a few NBA teams using it, there has been experimentation." The Pistons use it to "gather useful data on prospects’ basketball I.Q." The prospects "don headsets and face multiple scenarios, and the player must pick the correct option." The prospects in Chicago said that a "little more than 10 scenarios were presented." NBA Draft prospect Tony Carr said, "You put the glasses on and they give you different type of scenarios of where you are on the court and what decisions you would make, who you would pass the ball to and things like that" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 6/9).
