It’s amazing what happens when you completely gut your roster, trade off you few remaining quality young players and dedicate eight roster spots to players who combined for fewer minutes than Danuel House did last season. You’re going to be bad. Like, really bad.
Just how bad has been a topic of much debate for Detroit Pistons fans this offseason after the team radically transformed its roster under new GM Troy Weaver, including the addition of high-priced and competent players like Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee and Delon Wright.
FiveThirtyEight has their cold, heartless scientifically developed NBA predictions out and their verdict is clear — The Pistons suck.