The Bradley Beal deal unofficially opened the trade season leading up to Thursday night’s NBA Draft. As the Detroit Pistons look to use any opportunity available this offseason to improve their roster for the immediate and distant future, they might choose to take on overpaid players who could fill a need in order to also gain future assets.
Consider this approach a middle path between taking on more dead money and sacrificing future flexibility for a potential home run.
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