Previously, the Detroit Pistons' front office looked forward to summer 2020 as a roster renaissance. Some of their big contracts were set to come off the books — including Josh Smith’s $5.3 million for each of the past few years — and they would have space in the salary cap to reshape the roster.
Because of the suspended season due to COVID-19, that time still hasn’t arrived officially, but it’s on the horizon. The Pistons are projected to have more than $30 million in cap space but likely won’t go on a spending spree, choosing instead to target bigger names in the 2021 class of free agents.