This sort of stuff doesn’t happen every day in the NBA world. A superstar player in his prime doesn’t often fall into the laps of mid-market teams like the Detroit Pistons.
But it did happen. Blake Griffin arrived, and arrived at a pivotal time, not only for the Pistons as a team, but for his own legacy and the legacy of one Stanley Alan Van Gundy.
Here’s the reality: Blake Griffin is now slated to spend his remaining prime years as a member of the Detroit Pistons. Stan Van Gundy has stated that Detroit is the last stop for him.