The No. 1 overall pick wasn’t interested in making headlines. And while there is burbling tension regarding vaccination status and regional guidelines and players throughout media day were answering or refusing to answer questions about their decision to not be vaccinated, Pistons players at media day made no waves and talked repeatedly about a few topics — the importance of defense, everyone working hard and getting along, and being embraced by the city of Detroit.
Media day served as the antithesis of clickbait with the boldest claim being made by head coach Dwane Casey who mentioned the San Francisco Giants surpassing expectations in baseball and said “why not us?