The Detroit Pistons were connected to several stretch fives in rumors last offseason, but they chose not to make a dramatic move, which turned out to be the correct call.
For weeks, we heard rumors about the Pistons being interested in players like Myles Turner and Naz Reid, and at the time, the idea made some sense. The Pistons didn’t have any bigs who could stretch the floor, and they were still unsure about the offensive futures of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart.
It’s doubtful the Pistons’ interest was ever that serious, especially after seeing Turner and Reid get lucrative long-term contracts, the type that Trajan Langdon has avoided so far for everyone except Cade Cunningham.