The Detroit Pistons got the biggest haul of the NBA trade deadline in the form of Tobias Harris, and quickly integrated him into the starting lineup after Anthony Tolliver went down with a knee injury in the first game after the deadline against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Without a doubt, the end game for Harris was for him to be a starter with Reggie Jackson, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Marcus Morris and Andre Drummond, but the injury accelerated the timetable. Although the Pistons’ results have been mixed since the trade deadline, with a 7-5 record over those 12 games, the squad’s outlook remains bright thanks to this young core.