Denver — A Pistons' rebuild was inevitable. The only question was when it would happen.
Some said it should have happened years ago, before the Pistons did a few extra laps on the treadmill of mediocrity. Pistons team owner Tom Gores saw hope at the end of the trail — but that hope ended up an unattainable goal, a mirage in a barrage of injuries.
The Pistons are off that treadmill now, walking instead toward an uncertain future in their rebuild, hoping to catch a ray of sunshine in the draft lottery.