Marvin Bagley III’s contract was a bit of an overpay. The Detroit Pistons gambled on MB3’s potential, but the deal wasn’t going to derail the team’s plans, so I didn’t stress. I hoped the former second overall draft pick would make a leap forward with a new opportunity. Unfortunately, drafting Jalen Duren made him redundant, and the Wiseman trade made him repetitively redundant.
Moving on from Bagley’s $12.5 million, adjusted for the increase in salary cap, would balance out what the Pistons committed to Isaiah Stewart. This will be most important next offseason, as the Pistons look to assemble improved or skill-specific role players around their core before committing money to Cade Cunningham.