Ranking every Detroit Pistons' player by trade likelihood
The Detroit Pistons have all of the red flags for a busy NBA trade deadline.
They stink. They have as many as seven expiring contracts, eight if you count Bojan Bogdanovic's partially guaranteed deal. They have veterans who aren't part of the future and young players they could use as trade assets.
There's also the fact that their roster needs a big-time shake-up after an epic losing streak whose stench won't be easy to wipe clean.
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So the Pistons are very likely to make moves before or at this year's trade deadline. We've ranked the players by the chances they are traded, from the semi-untouchables to the guys who should probably start looking for real estate agents.
Ranking every Detroit Pistons' player by trade likelihood
#15: Cade Cunningham
I have a few extremely angry and vocal readers on Facebook (why is it always Facebook?) who tell me how the Pistons should trade Cade Cunningham daily. Luckily they are not the GM of the team, though at this point I'm not sure it would matter.
Cunningham has been unable to carry the worst roster in the NBA to a winning record, so it turns out he is not an infallible god. Regardless of how this season progresses, the Pistons are still building around Cade. I just wish they'd start acting like it, as none of their moves have complemented him.
Trading Cunningham now would be the height of stupidity, as you'd never reap equal value for a guy putting up 22 and seven on a rookie deal.
Is he 100 percent untouchable? Of course not, but he's close.