Things have not gone well for Detroit Pistons fans since the close of the Pistons’ season. More specifically, Paul George fell into health and safety protocols, the Clippers’ best healthy player was forced to miss the team’s play-in matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Clippers blew a fourth-quarter lead to give New Orleans the victory.
What does that have to do with the Pistons? The Pelicans were set to send their first-round pick to Portland if they didn’t make the postseason, but now that New Orleans is in, the Blazers get a 2025 first-rounder from Milwaukee instead.