The time has officially come for the Detroit Pistons to begin their rebuild. In order to successfully navigate this strenuous process, their front office is going to have to take some risks.
The first one they took was trading Andre Drummond, who had been the franchise’s best player over the last decade for a return that left a lot of fans puzzled. While the physical assets that the Pistons received may not have been what was expected, they still came away with something.
Trading Drummond automatically alleviates $28 million in cap space that potentially could have been absorbed by his opt-in for the 2020-2021 season, if he chose to do so.