Dub Nation, we knew the 2024-25 NBA calendar would inevitably produce something as diabolically timed as this: the Detroit Pistons — yes, those Pistons who barely escaped single-digit wins last season — strolling into Chase Center with legitimate playoff aspirations and a freshly-minted All-Star in Cade Cunningham. Just as the Warriors have found their rhythm with Jimmy Butler, the basketball gods serve up the NBA’s most compelling rags-to-riches story.
The Pistons arrive in the Bay with their heads held high, like a phoenix that somehow rose from the literal rock bottom of the NBA standings.