Derrick Rose #25 and Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Through the ups and many, many downs of a rebuilding year, it can be difficult to enthusiastically parse through each game. The Detroit Pistons have at least been competitive, never getting blown out in a game.
But their offseason work is all but certain to commence before the playoffs. The most notable storyline to track is the development of the Pistons’ bevy of rookies and newcomers.
With Detroit’s holding the No. 7 overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, they selected Killian Hayes, who will be sidelined multiple months with a hip subluxation, so even that kind of scouting became blasé.