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John Niyo and Rod Beard preview the 2019-2020 season for the Detroit Pistons on Pistons Backcourt. The Detroit News

Detroit — There was a time when signing Derrick Rose would have meant changing everything.

Making him focal point. Him with the ball. Building everything around him.

There was a time when getting Rose, the No. 1 pick in the 2008 draft, would have made the Pistons a title contender instantly, providing a Miles Davis-style virtuoso with impeccable improvisational skills to run the offense.