Most of the young core of the Detroit Pistons was drafted by someone else, but it’s the work Trajan Langdon has done around the margins that has made all of the difference.
It started last season, when he brought in Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Malik Beasley, the latter of which was on the best value contract in the NBA.
These three established and reliable veterans complemented the core perfectly, and the Pistons more than tripled their win total from the season before, illustrating that team building is more than just a collection of names.