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The Detroit Pistons Starting Lineup… If they were Rappers

By Brendan Triola

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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Lets do something fun here! Ever wonder what rappers in the world today are equivalents to the Detroit Pistons starting lineup?

Editors note: This story from March has been updated and to pair with an upcoming story.

Hip-hop and basketball have always had a very tight-knit relationship. Basketball players want to be rappers and rappers wish they were NBA All-Stars.

After LeBron James executive produced “Rap or Go to the League”, the newest album from 2 Chainz, I began thinking… who are the Kendrick Lamar’s of the NBA, or the Kevin Durant’s of hip-hop?

To go even further, I wanted to figure out – Who are the rapper equivalents of the 2018-19 Detroit Pistons?

DETROIT, MI – JUNE 19: Rapper Big Sean performs at a Ford Motor Company event where Ford announced their plans to renovate the historic, 105-year old Michigan Central train station on June 19, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Ford announced their plans to renovate the station and turn it and Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood into a hub for Ford’s auto technology. The project is expected to be completed by 2022 and will be the workplace for approximately 2500 Ford employees. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – JUNE 19: Rapper Big Sean performs at a Ford Motor Company event where Ford announced their plans to renovate the historic, 105-year old Michigan Central train station on June 19, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Ford announced their plans to renovate the station and turn it and Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood into a hub for Ford’s auto technology. The project is expected to be completed by 2022 and will be the workplace for approximately 2500 Ford employees. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) /

PG – Reggie Jackson – Big Sean

I’ll be honest, I used to be a huge fan of Sean. When he released his album “Dark Sky Paradise” on Feb. 24, 2015, I considered myself the conductor of the Big Sean hype train. His braggadocios personality, Detroit upbringing, and big name features on his albums gravitated me towards him.

It’s no coincidence that Reggie Jackson was traded to the Pistons only nine days prior.

Reggie Jackson has had an up-and-down career with the Pistons, with the highs being really high, and the lows… well… pretty much at rock bottom. Watching Jackson come back too early from a Grade 3 ankle sprain was painful, and at times very cringe-worthy.

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When listening to Big Sean, my reaction is pretty much the same. Let me show you.

“I don’t give a *expletive* about feelings, I ain’t no dentist.”

“My secretary finna be a millionaire, Imma call her military”

“And God blessed me like I got bad allergies”

Big Sean’s collaboration album with Metro Boomin on “Double Or Nothing” was one of the worst albums of 2018. Reggie Jackson? Not a great 2018 either. The loss of his burst made his game tough to watch, and it really hurt the team’s success. It probably got Stan Van Gundy fired.

Hopefully Sean can find himself back on the right track in 2019 like Jackson did.

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