The Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs are in similar situations, as they are winning behind a young superstar who is complemented by other young, high-ceiling players. The biggest difference is the Spurs have a veteran star in De’Aaron Fox, which is the piece the Pistons may be missing.
The Spurs have Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle along with Devin Vassell, young up-and-comers with high ceilings who have not reached their peak, flanking their superstar Victor Wembanyama, while the Pistons have young high-ceiling guys in Ausar Thompson, Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey around Cade Cunningham.
You can argue about which young core is better, but there’s no arguing that the Spurs have something the Pistons don’t, which is a veteran star in the prime of his career to help balance out all of the youth.