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Should the Detroit Pistons trade for a point guard?

ByNicolas Henkel|
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 19: Kyle Lowry #7 and Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors react late in the second half of an NBA game against the Boston Celtics at Scotiabank Arena on October 19, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. 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. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 19: Kyle Lowry #7 and Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors react late in the second half of an NBA game against the Boston Celtics at Scotiabank Arena on October 19, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. 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. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC –  OCTOBER 7: Frank Ntilikina #11 of New York Knicks drives to the basket against the Washington Wizards during the preseason on October 7, 2019 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)

Here’s why the Pistons should avoid trading for a point guard.

At the end of the day, an NBA franchise is only going to make a trade if they think it’ll improve their chances at winning, whether it be an immediate change or down the line.

There are few scenarios where the Pistons can swap one of their point guards for another, and become a better basketball team on day one. If you aren’t trading one of your current guards and a trade is centered around other players  – then again – your rotation will go to four players. Even with the injury history the Pistons current guards have, you don’t have to create a contingency plan when you already have one.

Bruce Brown showed us in the NBA’s Summer League that he is more than capable of playing the point guard position. In a worst case scenario, that is who Detroit should look to.

The Lowry’s and the Ntilikina’s of the world will likely be shipped off at some point this season. But that does not mean that Detroit should be involved. The asking price for Lowry could likely be something that cripples the Pistons in longevity, in order to “win now”.

If there are any of the Pistons point guards that should be off limits, the only one may be Derrick Rose. Though we’re only a few games into the preseason, he’s already become everything Pistons fans had hoped for – and then some.

At the end of the day, Detroit doesn’t have a point guard problem. it has a backup center problem. Attempting to fix something that isn’t broken could send this franchise into further purgatory.

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