Trajan Langdon understands crucial element to avoiding disaster

Nov 1, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons players, from left, center Jalen Duren, forward Tobias Harris, guard Jaden Ivey and guard Cade Cunningham : Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images | Lon Horwedel-Imagn ImagesOverpaying the wrong players can lead to financial disaster in the NBA, something Detroit Pistons team president Trajan Langdon has demonstrated he understands with recent comments.

This is why he’s being cautious with extensions for Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren and said, according to Keith Langlois of Pistons.com, that they wouldn’t be getting new deals unless the money matched their contributions on the court.

It’s something we’ve talked a lot about since the application of the new…