The Detroit Pistons are moving in the wrong direction. This summer, every single team in the Eastern Conference made a significant change or addition. Well, almost every team. Not the Pistons. No. The Pistons were one of the few that failed to do so. They just stayed still.
Instead of focusing on bringing in another shot creator to help take the load off Cade Cunningham, the Pistons locked in on free agency. They lost Tobias Harris and decided to replace him with John Collins. Plus, they’re still stuck in an ongoing restricted free agency battle with All-NBA center Jalen Duren. Surely the feelings from that won’t linger… right?
As team after team has found a way to land new stars, refocus their priorities, and make a move toward improving, the Pistons have stayed stagnant. And that’s the worst possible decision you can make in today’s NBA.
The Pistons stayed stagnant this summer, which is the worst decision in today's NBA
Look at every single team in the Eastern Conference. Almost every one made a significant change to their roster this summer. Whether it was to get better, get worse, or restructure, the East was a conference of change.
Let’s work our way down the standings, skipping over a few of the teams.
Celtics: Traded Jaylen Brown in order to restructure their team for the future (at least, that was their explanation for the widely criticized move).
Raptors: Traded for Kawhi Leonard (in theory, I guess).
Hawks: Traded for Lu Dort to bolster their defensive depth.
76ers: Traded for Jaylen Brown and signed LeBron James, Anfernee Simons, and Dean Wade. Yeah, that’s a big change for you.
Hornets: Traded LaMelo Ball for Naz Reid and re-signed Coby White.
Heat: Traded for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Bucks: Traded Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Bulls: Signed Norman Powell and traded for Nicolas Claxton. (And drafted Caleb Wilson).
Nets: Traded for Julius Randle and shipped out Claxton.
Pacers: Signed Kelly Oubre Jr. and will be getting a healthy Tyrese Haliburton (they are excused).
Wizards: Extended Trae Young, signed Khris Middleton, and drafted AJ Dybantsa.
Look at all those changes. The Pacers get a pass because their big offseason addition will be getting back Haliburton, who led them to a Finals appearance a year ago.
So, who didn’t I name? The Knicks, Cavaliers, Magic, and Pistons.
The Knicks get a pass because… well… they won a title. They didn’t have to do anything, and even they re-signed their core and brought in Andre Drummond.
The Cavaliers, Magic, and Pistons have no excuses. But the Pistons are the worst of the bunch.
At least the Magic can convince themselves that Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner can be healthy next year. At least the Cavaliers extended Donovan Mitchell and were in the race for James (so they can now makeThe Detroit Pistons are moving in the wrong direction. This summer, every single team in the Eastern Conference made a significant change or addition. Well, almost every team. Not the Pistons. No. The Pistons were one of the few that failed to do so. They just stayed still.
Instead of focusing on bringing in another shot creator to help take the load off Cade Cunningham, the Pistons locked in on free agency. They lost Tobias Harris and decided to replace him with John Collins. Plus, they’re still stuck in an ongoing restricted free agency battle with All-NBA center Jalen Duren. Surely the feelings from that won’t linger… right?
As team after team has found a way to land new stars, refocus their priorities, and make a move toward improving, the Pistons have stayed stagnant. And that’s the worst possible decision you can make in today’s NBA.
Look at every single team in the Eastern Conference. Almost every one made a significant change to their roster this summer. Whether it was to get better, get worse, or restructure, the East was a conference of change.
Let’s work our way down the standings, skipping over a few of the teams.
Celtics: Traded Jaylen Brown in order to restructure their team for the future (at least, that was their explanation for the widely criticized move).
Raptors: Traded for Kawhi Leonard (in theory, I guess).
Hawks: Traded for Lu Dort to bolster their defensive depth.
76ers: Traded for Jaylen Brown and signed LeBron James, Anfernee Simons, and Dean Wade. Yeah, that’s a big change for you.
Hornets: Traded LaMelo Ball for Naz Reid and re-signed Coby White.
Heat: Traded for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Bucks: Traded Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Bulls: Signed Norman Powell and traded for Nicolas Claxton. (And drafted Caleb Wilson).
Nets: Traded for Julius Randle and shipped out Claxton.
Pacers: Signed Kelly Oubre Jr. and will be getting a healthy Tyrese Haliburton (they are excused).
Wizards: Extended Trae Young, signed Khris Middleton, and drafted AJ Dybantsa.
Look at all those changes. The Pacers get a pass because their big offseason addition will be getting back Haliburton, who led them to a Finals appearance a year ago.
So, who didn’t I name? The Knicks, Cavaliers, Magic, and Pistons.
The Knicks get a pass because… well… they won a title. They didn’t have to do anything, and even they re-signed their core and brought in Andre Drummond.
The Cavaliers, Magic, and Pistons have no excuses. But the Pistons are the worst of the bunch.
At least the Magic can convince themselves that Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner can be healthy next year. At least the Cavaliers extended Donovan Mitchell and were in the race for James (so they can now make some moves).
The Pistons lost Harris and replaced him with Collins – arguably a worse player. If nothing else, he’s probably a worse offensive creator, which is what the Pistons really need.
All Detroit did was trust its internal development and bring in Isaiah Joe. Joe is a fine player, but he’s not going to solve the Pistons’ offensive problems by himself.
The Pistons stayed way too stagnant this summer, and if you’re not picking a direction in today’s NBA, you’re getting stuck in the middle. And that’s the worst place to be. some moves).
The Pistons lost Harris and replaced him with Collins – arguably a worse player. If nothing else, he’s probably a worse offensive creator, which is what the Pistons really need.
All Detroit did was trust its internal development and bring in Isaiah Joe. Joe is a fine player, but he’s not going to solve the Pistons’ offensive problems by himself.
The Pistons stayed way too stagnant this summer, and if you’re not picking a direction in today’s NBA, you’re getting stuck in the middle. And that’s the worst place to be.
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