u/reallinguy

It sounds like Trajan wants Tobias back.

But in what capacity? Should he be a starter? And how much should his contract be? He currently makes 26M. Assuming we sign Duren to some kind of extension, Tobias can't make that much again given his age.

I'd think somewhere just above MLE is still fair - $16M a year. It was clear that he was losing steam in the playoffs, he's getting up there in age. I'm wondering if he'd accept being a 6th man.

How are people feeling about Stew after his 1st playoff run?

I was pretty disappointed in him outside of a few Orlando games. I am not going to give him an injury excuse because 1. he should be on the injury report given other players were on it 2. if his injury is detrimental to the team, JB shouldn't have played him.

He made a lot of dumb mistakes that weren't injury related like fouling on a FT attempt.

We need better from our center rotation in future playoff runs.

They need to take a step forward offensively, or they can't co-exist.

I think 3 years/100M is palatable for me. It's around the same number as Sengun, another young center and also the same contract as Julius Randle.

I think this can be win-win because it's not long term for the Pistons, so there's less risk, it's more than what they offered JD last summer, and JD can be eligible for another extension when he's just 25.

Before the season, Langdon called this year an evaluation year. There's two reasons for that, 1. Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren were set to become restricted free agents this summer and they didn't agree to a contract extension for either. So Langdon wanted to see their market value. 2. The core hadn't won a playoff series, let alone a home playoff game yet.

I think he could have made a bigger splash at the trade deadline, but he might have wanted to see if Duren could have been the #2 in the playoffs to Cade. Now he has the data, but it was costly to acquire with getting blown out in Game 7.

• I think Wemby and Hartenstein guard each other when they're on the floor together. When Hart sits, Wemby takes Chet or Jwill if he gets playing time.
• Castle gets first crack at SGA. But I could see the Spurs rotating bodies at him including Johnson, Bryant, and Champagnie.
• On the opposite side, I think Dort would take Fox primarily and then when Fox sits, he'll take "whoever" has the ball between Castle/Harper. That would mean JDub probably guards the other guard on the court.
• Shai will "hide" (he's still a good defender) on Vassell or Champagnie. Vassell may tire him out with the constant movement and relocations, but it's still better than asking him to guard point of attack.
• Chet gets to free roam, especially if Johnson or Bryant is on the floor as they have less 3PT pedigree.

How do you guys see it playing out? And possible adjustments throughout the series?