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Pistons have a painfully obvious hole to fill before the trade deadline

The Pistons defense has been dominant at times, but is still missing an answer for the league's best isolation scorers. We've seen this weakness come to light in recent weeks when big wings have shredded the Pistons - most notably Kawhi Leonard's 55-point performance. If the Pistons want to take the next step, this is an obvious need at the trade deadline.

The Pistons need a premier lockdown defender

Even with all the Pistons' defensive depth, they are still missing someone to guard dominant scoring wings. It's not just Kawhi either; the Pistons have also given up 37 points to Demar DeRozan recently and 36 points per game to Jaylen Brown in 3 meetings this season.