The Detroit Pistons preseason opener against the New York Knicks was a mixed bag of mostly bad things. The final score reflects that, but of the few bright spots, the most important were the quality play of rookies Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren.
The Pistons struggled mightily with the Knicks’ aggressive defense and turned the ball over 21 times. This is to be expected with a young team playing a lot of young ball handlers, but many of the turnovers were just sloppy and unforced.
The Pistons will have to clean things up a bit if they want to stand a chance against the New Orleans Pelcians, and given how bad a majority of the team played against New York, I would expect most of the regular rotation to play in this game.