Ku Khahil already explained why the Pistons should keep the pick. While Martin Mansour covered the opposite side of the argument. In this piece, I explore a third option. The Detroit Pistons should move down the draft and here’s why.
The cap situation
Assuming Glenn Robinson’s team option is declined, the Detroit Pistons will roughly have 16 million to spend this summer before they go into tax territory. The rookie picked at 15th will earn over 2.7 million dollars, while rookies that will be selected late in the first round will earn closer to 1.