We are only in November, and I am dead sick of hearing about Lauri Markkanen being traded to the Detroit Pistons.
The national media have been bringing this up for weeks, ignoring some key red flags in favor of the shiny new toy that is averaging over 30 per game. Markkanen has been amazing this season as the number one option on a bad team going nowhere, which could be a description of his entire career as a guy who has never made the playoffs.
Zach Lowe got back into the mix on a recent episode of the Zach Lowe Show, saying the Pistons would have to give up Jaden Ivey, Ron Holland, Tobias Harris, four picks and four swaps to even get into the Markkanen conversation, a price tag that had most Pistons fans saying “no thanks.