At first blush, the Pistons’ offseason moves might seem a bit fool-Ish.
Spending $18 million on a 6-foot backup point guard, Ish Smith, who’ll be playing for his 10th team in seven NBA seasons? Doling out $41 million on a four-year deal for a reserve forward, Jon Leuer, who has averaged less than 14 minutes per game his first five years in the league? Handing a maximum-contract offer (five years, $130 million) for a first-time All-Star center, Andre Drummond, who, according to his own coach, struggles to give maximum effort on a nightly basis?
But that’s the going rate in today’s NBA.