Over the last few weeks, while the Golden State Warriors were doing their best to become the New York Yankees of the NBA, while the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls were going on wild spending sprees bringing in big-named players of half a decade ago, and while the Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks were engaging in rampant re-tooling, it was easy for Detroit Pistons’ fans to wonder why their team wasn’t doing more. However, if you looked closely, it became clear the Pistons quietly went out and had a great summer.
Before we dive in, it must be noted that the seeds of a fruitful Pistons summer were planted back in the fall of last year by Andre Drummond and the Pistons front office.