The Detroit Pistons were the worst team in the NBA. They have promising young players, a top-5 pick in the NBA Draft, and an exciting young star-in-the-making named Cade Cunningham. What they need is a new coach who makes sound rotation decisions and has a shorter leash for these young players. More developmental prospects than contributors, they need to be allowed to learn and grow, but there also needs to be potential consequences that inject a competitive spark into a team that looked disinterested down the stretch of the season.
It’s late spring in 2023, if you recall, and both fans and analysts alike agreed that it was time to upgrade over Dwane Casey.