It's an open secret in the NBA that only a few select teams get the consistent opportunity to meet with franchise-changing free agents. The nexus of basketball success past and present, marketing dollars, and desirable climate gives some teams a leg up on on making league-shattering acquisitions on July 1.
I could give you the list of the major personnel acquisitions in Pistons history, and it'd take you a minute to find the best free agent signing (Hint: Scroll to 2002). Detroit's attempts to build potential contenders in July and August have, at least in my lifetime, proved .