Detroit — The Pistons’ rough start to the season has been what many experts predicted.
Not that anyone was expecting an NBA Finals appearance this year.
There’s no sugarcoating their 2-8 record, which has been wrought with a mostly new roster trying to build chemistry, some porous defense and plenty of young players quickly adjusting to the league.
That’s one way of gauging where the Pistons are.
Another is a deeper look at what they’ve set out to do with their rebuild. They got three first-round picks, including Killian Hayes with the No.