On Tuesday, everyone’s favourite deputy commissioner Mark Tatum sent shockwaves through the NBA when he revealed that the Detroit Pistons, yes you read that right, won the NBA Draft Lottery. With that, the Pistons also presumably have the chance to add Cade Cunningham.
As an appetiser, let’s look at the Pistons’ salary cap table not including Cade Cunningham (or whoever the top pick will be) and his assumed contract sum on the books.
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As you can see, the Pistons are set to have four restricted free agents in Dennis Smith Jr, Saben Lee, Frank Jackson and Hamidou Diallo, along with unrestricted free agent Wayne Ellington.