Most Intriguing Free Agents for Detroit Pistons to Sign with Mid-Level Exception

June 8th, 2013 by Jakub Rudnik Leave a reply »

With over $32 million in expiring contracts coming off their books, the Detroit Pistons will have a great deal of salary cap flexibility this summer.

Depending on what they do with their own free agents, the Pistons can have more than $20 million to fill out their roster. And if they do manage to spend all that money they still have access to the full mid-level exception (MLE).

As a team below the luxury tax threshold, the Pistons would have an additional $5.15 million to spend. They can use it to sign multiple players, and to contracts up to four years.

If they do not spend all of their cap space, the Pistons could still use a 'room' mid-level exception. That could be used much like the standard MLE, but it would be for $2.65 million.

Either way, the Pistons will be looking to add young and talented players who can develop with their core of Greg Monroe, Andre Drummond and Brandon Knight.

The Pistons will want to improve on the wing, where Kyle Singler managed to start 74 games last season. And while they have their starting backcourt of the future in place, they do need to find another backup big man, ...

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