Ranking 10 Detroit Pistons contracts from bargain to nightmare

The potential nightmares

Evan Fournier

Fournier has a $19 million team option for next season that the Pistons should decline as soon as they can. It's hard to imagine a world where Detroit exercises this, as Fournier is not good and certainly not worth that payday.

But what if the Pistons strike out in free agency? What if they decide they need a "veteran shooter?" What if they think that contract will be useful in a future trade?

This is all hypothetical and it's unlikely Fournier gets another contract with the Pistons, but this is the nightmare scenario, similar to what we saw last offseason with Joe Harris.

James Wiseman

Less certain is the future of James Wiseman, who has played better of late, but has not been good overall.

Wiseman will be a restricted free agent and unlike Fournier, I can definitely imagine a world where they bring him back, as he's still young and has flashed some talent, though sporadically.

His qualifying offer is over $15 million, and there is no way on Earth he is worth that, and for some fans, no number would be low enough to justify bringing Wiseman back when the Pistons need a veteran center who can shoot and/or protect the rim more effectively.

This has the potential to be a nightmare contract for the Pistons if they pay strictly for potential instead of evidence on the court, a mistake they made when they extended Marvin Bagley III.