The Detroit Pistons have started the season 11-2 and are currently the hottest team in the NBA, riding a nine-game win streak. And the rest of the league is taking notice.
As soon as a team is good, its players and executives start looking like options for other teams, which is what is happening right now in Detroit after a dream turnaround that no one saw coming when they were the worst team in the league less than two seasons ago.
After such a miraculous improvement, it was only a matter of time before the vultures started circling.