Tweets like this one from NBA journeyman John Lucas III are relatively commonplace:
Detroit sometimes the best homes you find are the ones you find unexpectedly. Thank you for one of the best experiences of my career. Love
— John Lucas III (@Luke1luk) April 16, 2015
Professional, well-respected player thanks team for opportunity. Yawn.
But unfortunately, the Pistons of the last seven years are no ordinary team. It’s no secret that the locker room rapidly deteriorated from being known as one of the league’s best to whatever you would call the one where like a third of the roster bails on a shootaround to show up an in-over-his-head coach.