Editor’s Note: Below is a conversation between three of The Athletic’s NBA analysts with different specialties. Seth Partnow (analytics), Sam Vecenie (NBA draft/scouting) and Danny Leroux (CBA/Salary cap) discuss and break down the current state of the Detroit Pistons from a team-building perspective, applying their expertise to trade scenarios and the overall makeup of the team.
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Partnow: Ok guys, now that we’ve warmed up with Minnesota, Portland and Miami, let’s up the difficulty to All-Madden level. How would we approach this deadline as the Detroit Pistons?
On one hand, the immediate future looks bleak. Blake Griffin might be done as a high-level player. Which happens because we still haven’t found a way to turn injuries off. It’s just unfortunate from a team-building perspective when he’s owed over $74 million across the next two seasons, assuming he picks up his player option for…
