Deleterious

I think LeVert has been so bad that Detroit would have to attach assets to move him. Duncan Robinson is the best candidate to get dumped this summer. Makes $15.9 million next year but only $2 million is guaranteed. Especially if they can replace his shooting in the draft or free agency.

I think you're right. Unless those picks could be used in a big trade.

I would take Wemby but have no problem if they pick Jokic.

It will cost more than one first. Probably two with heavy protection. OKC doesn't care one bit about Detroit. With Boston and Indiana healthy next year Detroit might not even be the favorite in the East. Cleveland might add LeBron. Charlotte and Atlanta could tweak their rosters. We'll have to see how the summer shakes out. But the East should be a lot better next year

For what? Jonas Jerebko's E-Sport team?

Pistons would help themselves beating Minnesota tonight. Edwards is questionable and McDaniels is out. With only 7 games left it appears the Minnesota pick will fall into the 21/22/23 slot with Detroit being 28th. So they move up a bit, but its pretty pointless. Vecenie said most players in that range are so similar they could go 20th or 30th. I do see people saying the Pistons should try to move up. Terrible idea IMO. Vecenie also said for the first time in his career he will be giving out more than 30 1st round grades. So the draft is deep. In deep drafts you don't move up, you accumulate extra picks. OKC should be a target of Detroit to acquire an extra pick. Currently, they are 15th. Well, the Clippers are 15th but it goes to OKC. There were reports around the trade deadline OKC would move this year's pick for future picks if they didn't end up top 5. They don't want to add guaranteed contracts to their expensive roster. They want to push those picks off a few years when they start to ship out more expensive players.

We haven't had an American MVP winner since Harden in 2018. I don't see an American winning it in the immediate future either. If one does, it will probably be the result of the 65 game rule. Who are the American candidates? Cade, Ant, Brown, Tatum, Jalen Johnson? Great players but a step behind the four foreign players, probably. Maybe the way Europeans develop youth talent is better than our system. Ironically, Americans would have a fit if a 14 or 15-year-old turned pro like Luka did. But they are perfectly fine with a kid the same age being taken advantage of by AAU coaches and shoe companies.

Jokic has now clinched a triple double for the season. The second time he has averaged that in his career. I think I read he will also be the first player to lead the league in rebounds per game and assists per game.

Stew gets overlooked with Cade being out. But I'm starting to get a bit concerned about his injury. A second year missing the playoffs due to injury might make them consider moving him this summer.

The national media sure is carrying Luka's water for MVP.

On livestream, Jaden Ivey says he had suicidal thoughts after breaking his leg Did the Pistons think Jesus had healed him? At this point it isn't even about basketball anymore. I hope he can get some help.

The Spurs tanked that year. I think most looked at how easy the schedule was and figured they would still finish 1st in the east. A try hard team like Detroit is in perfect position to overcome injuries. They win games by playing hard every night and don't rely on talent as a crutch like a lot of teams. Huge credit to JB for getting that out of his team. Some of us have questioned if that advantage goes away in the playoffs. No odd travel, no Nets/Bulls/Pelicans in 3 of their next 4 games, no fake injuries to rest, teams will all be playing hard, etc. I do think they will struggle to win a series without Cade. The good news is, it sounds like he will be back for the playoffs.