It has been widely reported in NBA circles that the Detroit Pistons were one of the more aggressive teams on the trade market, and they finally landed their big fish in Blake Griffin.
In a fascinating breakdown of the path that led the Pistons to Blake, Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated unfurls some juicy truth nuggets including the fact that if the Griffin deal had fallen apart Detroit was prepared to move on to a pursuit of Kevin Love.
Ironically, the Griffin deal went through and in the first game after the trade Love broke his hand in a loss against the Pistons and is now out 6-to-8 weeks.