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The Detroit Pistons are 4-37 since last year’s trade deadline. That is an 8 win pace for an 82 game season which would be the worse record in history. (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by _s0lace_@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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The Pistons are in year 4 of their rebuild (some would say they’ve been rebuilding since the Drummond draft), and currently seem to be taking steps backwards with their young core.

Cade is currently the least efficient player to average 20+ ppg in the league & Monty has been questionable with his coaching patterns. Their 2020 draft where they selected Hayes, Stewart, & Bey, has been a failure considering who was available on the board. They had similar cap money to Houston this off-season & instead of adding quality vets to help their core, they took on expiring contracts for players that aren’t even in the rotation.

There is no doubt they are the “black eye” of the league, & have been for some time.

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[–] stebus88@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They are a really strange team. Cade has superstar upside, Duren is probably the next great American big and Ivey, Stewart and Ausar are all more than decent players.

They desperately need vet leadership and improved spacing, both of which could be improved when Bojan and Joe Harris returns.

It looks bad right now but I feel they have a lot of potential if they can figure it all out.

[–] thatonezorofan@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol, at this point Cade is closer to bust material than Superstar upside. Dude isn't explosive, is a mediocre shooter, cannot protect the ball and is meh at playmaking. I don't see the superstar potential at all. Dude needs to be in a reduced role cause he IS NOT the dude that's gonna convert this Piston team into a contender in the future. I'm not saying he isn't a good player or won't be a great player in the future, what I'm saying is that he isn't going to be a superstar.

[–] stebus88@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ultimately you might be right but I think people are being quite harsh on him. He’s only just turned 22 and all of those things you have mentioned can feasibly improve over time. It still looks to me like he is trying to figure out how to put it all together which is tough when you’re on a losing team.

I could be completely wrong about him but I do think he has the talent to turn things around.

[–] _s0lace_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I think “superstar upside” for Cade is out the window. The guy struggles to create separation, inefficient outside shooting & can’t finish at the rim. All-Star upside is more likely