A strange offseason is nearly in the books for the Detroit Pistons, and their identity is now clear. They are building around defense and their young core, and that hasn’t changed.
It looked as though the Pistons were going to have a quiet offseason and possibly just bring back their own guys, but they had to pivot quickly after news that Malik Beasley was under investigation for gambling.
So much for the quiet offseason.
Fans went into panic mode after Detroit also lost Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dennis Schroder without a clear plan to replace them, and it started to look like a nightmare offseason in the making.