Detroit Pistons: Ranking the 8 best young NBA trios to start a franchise with
The Detroit Pistons have an up-and-coming squad with plenty of exciting young talent on the roster, including Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson.
The NBA as a whole is loaded with young talent right now, so even though the old guard of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo still rule things, it won’t be long before some of the young teams start to make their mark and take over the league.
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When ranking the best young trios in the NBA, we looked at current production and future predictions for how they might turn out, so a lot of this is speculation.
It wasn’t an easy task, as there are at least eight teams with young trios ready to show they are the next faces of the NBA. Where do the Detroit Pistons fall on the list? I am sure there is plenty to argue about.
Detroit Pistons: Ranking the 8 best young NBA trios to start a franchise with
#8: Portland Trail Blazers
- Scoot Henderson
- Anfernee Simons
- Shaedon Sharpe
The fact that Portland came in last shows exactly how good this list really is. Simons has already established himself as a reliable off-the-ball scorer who can get you 20 per game, but he doesn’t do a whole lot else. So this comes down to how good Henderson and Sharpe become and that is up for debate. Some see Henderson as the next great point guard in the NBA, while others see him as limited by his lack of outside shot. Sharpe is uber-athletic and was probably further along last season than people expected, but he too has some limitations.
#7: Indiana Pacers
- Tyrese Haliburton
- Bennedict Mathurin
- Jarace Walker
Haliburton is already one of the best point guards in the Eastern Conference, but the book is still out on the other two. Mathurin did make first-team All-Rookie last season, but really fell off down the stretch and ended up with far worse shooting numbers than Jaden Ivey, who should have probably been chosen ahead of him. Mathurin doesn’t do much but score on the offensive end and shooting 32 percent from long range isn’t great. Jarace Walker should make an impact right away, but projects more as an Isaiah Stewart-level role player than a star, though he could certainly prove me wrong.