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… it would be malpractice not to go out and get him

When building around a franchise player like Cade, you need to convert future picks which will not convey in time to help him, into players that can contribute now. It is essential to do this and the only real tool a GM has to elevate a good-not-great team to the level of a champion.

The trick is to spend those picks wisely. Trey Murphy is clearly the best choice of the players known to be available.

I understand that Trey is not the secondary shot creator/ball handler that we all want next to Cade. However, because Trey is under contract until 2029 at just 28 mil a year on average, we still have room to find that player going forward. The value of that alone cannot be underestimated.

Trey Murphy fits like a glove in this team. Of course we know about his shooting ability and athleticism. But what’s underrated is that, unlike players such as Lauri and MPJ, he is not a ball stopper. He is a willing passer that can keep the ball moving, In a disorganized mess of a pelicans team last year, he averaged close to 4 assists.

It should not take a genius to figure out that Trey elevates this teams championship potential more than 3 future picks late in the first round every could.

I really belive it’s a layup of a roster move and if Trajan is not able to pull it (or a similar move) off sends the message to the team that management is not really interested in winning.

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It’s time to finish this, and get ready to roll. Jalen Duren is right to maximize his value. If he’s justified in seeking a MAX contract, he needs to understand that MAX players play up and not down to their potential. It’s crazy to think that the Pistons would give him all that money, and not be able to trade him later. You can’t put that much money into 3 positions.Jalen also need to understand that he’s keeping his team from filling out the roster, and he’s going to have a massive impact either way this turns out.
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Would u say Cades defense is underrated - overrated - properly rated. I think he’s underrated on that side of the floor, people think of his playmaking and scoring but he can genuinely guard his ass off.

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I haven’t heard any news on this story in a while and I still wonder if he’s going to jail for a long time when it’s all said and done ?

Hi all,

I'm a big fan of the Pistons, and my aunt lives in Miami so I have been considering visiting her at some point to watch them play the Heat at an away game. I'm from the UK so it would be a pretty big trip, and I've never been to a sports event in the US before.

In Britain, for instance at football (soccer) games, the away team's fans are given seats in a particular section of the stadium so that they are altogether, as things can often turn nasty between the opposing fans, there are many cases of the home team's fans being violent to away fans after a loss. I wondered if basketball games in the US had a similar sort of separation of fans, or if this isn't as big of a concern? I'd want to be able to freely support and cheer for my team despite being in a stadium of opposing fans.

Any wisdom would be appreciated!

Thanks :)

So I understand that everybody is traumatized from the lack of spacing that we had last season , but 90% of the people complaining about it right now have no idea what spacing actually is.

As our roster is constructed right now, we have a nice number of spot of shooters and we have Duren , Ausar , and Collins as deadly threats in the paint area but our boy Cade Cunningham IS THE ONLY SHOT CREATOR AND MID RANGE MASTER ON OUR TEAM.

If we buy into the obsession of “ if he’s not shooting 40% from 3 , we can’t acquire him at all” we’re going to torture Cade by surrounding him solely with non-shot creating spot up shooters and non-shot creating paint beast. And that is only going to lead to teams absolutely loading Cade up with double teams in his favorite mid range area , Cade is an incredible playmaker so he will make good lob passes and kick out passes to the perimeter and maybe even win us a bunch of games during the regular season with this strategy. But come playoff time and even when we face really good defense during the regular season , his scoring bulk is going to be restricted and tortured by the lack of spacing within his favorite areas to score in because there will be no relief valve to prevent double teams coming at him.

At this point since we are striking out on most of the big name fancy shot creating buckets (which is not the end of the world) , our best bet is to try to go get DeMar DeRozan who is a veteran bucket , and makes very little mistakes with the ball. His mid range scoring will not magically add to the spacing issue or “cripple our roster” like I saw someone in here say. He will add more space as far as making defenders second-guess double teaming Cade in that area and allow Cade more passing options on all three levels of the floor.