4 Ways Trajan Langdon is already much better than Troy Weaver

#3: You’re not the smartest man in the room 

Another of my big beefs with Weaver was that he always thought he saw something that other people couldn’t. 

While the rest of the league saw players like James Wiseman and Marvin Bagley III as busts, Weaver saw them as untapped projects that only he could identify and develop. He fell in love with players as prospects and that love never wavered, as he was still excited to give up assets for James freaking Wiseman even though there was ample evidence he wasn’t any good. 

Weaver consistently took risks on over-the-hill veterans and 1st- round busts the rest of the league had forgotten about and got predictable results. 

Trajan Langdon didn’t add any superstars this offseason but he added veterans who can still play in Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Malik Beasley, guys who will help add wins and complement the young players. 

These aren’t players who are going to lead Detroit to a title, but they are safe, known commodities that will make the Pistons a better team. You don’t have to dream to know what you’re going to get. You don’t have to hope everything falls into place for these signings to work out. 

And they are all short deals anyway, so there won’t be a bunch of dead money sitting on the bench or guys in the rotation that shouldn’t be in the league. Langdon did it modestly, but actually tried to build a team, whereas Troy Weaver just kept adding parts like a distracted kid throwing busted toys into a shopping cart while his mom wasn’t looking.