Troy Weaver and our Detroit Pistons did it: they tanked hard, they tanked smart, and they won the lottery. As a result, the Pistons are in position to draft Cade Cunningham. Rejoice.
What now?
With three second-round picks this year, there has been a lot of discussion of consolidating into a potential additional first-round pick. Who are the targets?
I’m not going to write about the rest of the mostly-consensus top four Evan Mobley and Jalen Green and Jalen Suggs, as the trade-up cost would almost certainly be prohibitive. (I’ve even inquired with Rockets and Cavs fans at their respective SBN sites, and they ain’t having it.