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The Truth About Young Cores, Rebuilding, and Contending

Saddiq Bey is gone, and he likely isn’t the last member of the current core who won’t be around to see a contending version of the Pistons

Photo illustration by Detroit Bad Boys, original image via Getty

Arguably the most exciting part of a rebuild is dreaming about how all the new young players will contribute to the next era of winning basketball for your favorite team. As Detroit Pistons fans, we are currently living and breathing this because the Pistons are, as Troy Weaver likes to say, in the talent-acquisition phase of their restoration.