The Detroit Pistons found themselves forced into a situation this season that they’ve been reluctant to accept as reality for the better part of a decade. It’s time to rebuild.
This situation was caused by a multitude of injuries that inevitably derailed their season, most notably the season ending surgery undergone by Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson missing the opening three months to the season, and Luke Kennard suffering from bilateral knee tendinitis, which he still hasn’t recovered from.
Detroit wound up falling into a hole that they couldn’t climb out of.