Aside from Jaden Ivey’s unfortunate injury, the Detroit Pistons had a good run of health last year, which was a big part of their unexpected trip to the playoffs. But the truth of the matter is that they can’t count on that to happen again and are one major injury away from disaster.
Cade Cunningham played 70 games for the first time in his career, Jalen Duren played 78 and Isaiah Stewart appeared in 72 games after playing in just 90 combined in the two seasons prior, likely because of how JB Bickerstaff limited his minutes.
Trajan Langdon looked specifically for veterans who didn’t miss games and got them in Malik Beasley (82), Tim Hardaway Jr.