Detroit — The remaining 22 games for the Pistons aren’t an exercise in futility. There are still plenty of things to figure out, including the path forward for some of the young players and finding out who might stay around beyond this season.
There are some known quantities, such as Blake Griffin and Bruce Brown, but younger players such as rookie Sekou Doumbouya, Svi Mykhailiuk and Khyri Thomas will need to define their roles moving forward and determine where they fit in the long-term plan.