hen Troy Weaver arrived in 2020, the Detroit Pistons general manager said with pride, “this isn’t a rebuild — it’s a restoring.”
“There’s been greatness here,” Weaver told media in his virtual introductory press conference. “The Motor City deserves a consistent winner back on the floor.”
He was right. There has been greatness here, and, yes, this tortured fanbase does deserve a consistent winner back on the floor.
Nearly four years later, we’re still waiting.
Eighteen disastrous games into Weaver’s fourth season and this franchise is nowhere near consistent winning.