The Detroit Pistons seem content to head into this season with an open roster spot and financial flexibility, but there may be opportunity to take advantage of teams looking to cut money.
NBA franchises are trying to avoid the second tax apron, not because of the financial penalties but because it limits what they can do in trades. Depending on where teams are on the financial scale, they may not be able to aggregate salaries or take back more money than they send out.
Some teams are just expensive and bad and may not want to be both.