Top 2016 Offseason Priorities for the Detroit Pistons

May 5th, 2016 by Kelly Scaletta Leave a reply »

The Detroit Pistons got swept in their opening-round series with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but their season was a success. It was their first postseason visit in seven years, so it was just nice to have an opening-round series to be swept in.

As head coach Stan Van Gundy’s philosophy took hold, both through personnel changes and coaching, the Pistons improved by 12 games, tied for fourth in the league with the San Antonio Spurs, and only behind the New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Charlotte Hornets.

Sometimes success can’t be measured by championship or bust. Sometimes it’s about moving forward, and the Pistons most certainly did that. What do they need to go from playoff team to contender?

 

How Much Cash? Let’s look at where they are regarding cap and free-agency situations based on the information at Spotrac.com. This includes guaranteed contracts, free-agent cap holds and the hold for their No. 18 pick. Don’t read too much into this table just yet because there’s quite a bit to consider. But $86.3 million is the starting point



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