It doesn’t seem like the NBA season is officially underway until the first disgruntled player starts making demands. It could be that he wants a new contract and the team won’t budge or that he simply wants to move to a team that has a better chance of winning or is in a more desirable market. Luckily this is something that the Detroit Pistons seldom have to deal with.
Stars have the power in today’s NBA, so these situations are sure to be more frequent in the future. The first disgruntled star of the 2019-20 NBA season is Buddy Hield, shooting guard for the Sacramento Kings.