If you could describe Mason Plumlee’s Detroit Pistons career in one word it would be serviceable. He was a completely competent player who didn’t wow, but also didn’t make many mistakes. Important features on a team that was one of the youngest in the league and wanted to focus on playing and developing a bunch of rookies.
Now, Plumlee has served his purpose, and he is now gone. Signing Plumlee for three years at $25 million was an overpay, and trading a decently high second-round pick just to get rid of him is a heavy cost to bear.