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Detroit Pistons: Navigating the 2019 Trade Deadline

By Ben Lanza

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 3: Andre Drummond #0 and Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons look on prior to the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on November 3, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 3: Andre Drummond #0 and Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons look on prior to the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on November 3, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Stay the Course

This is the option that excites Pistons fans the least. After coming into the season with high expectations, fans have watched the team flounder to a sub .500 record and the 9th seed in the Eastern Conference. If the Pistons end up not making a trade, it will be because they think that this team, when fully healthy, can make a second half push to get back into the playoffs. Or, they don’t make a trade because they couldn’t find a buy or sell that they liked.

While staying the same might seem like the logical thing to do for the team, it may very well end up being the worst-case scenario. If they end up playing the season out and barely miss the playoffs, end up with a late lottery pick in a weak draft (think Henry Ellenson), and waste the best season of Blake Griffin’s career, the team would be in a much worse spot.

The Pistons face a very important 2019 trade deadline. Expectations change for a team once you have a legitimate superstar, and the team is under a lot of pressure to make his prime seasons count. No matter what the team does, the goal is still to be competitive in the next three years. What do you think the Pistons should do at this years trade deadline?

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