The Detroit Pistons are planning to wait until the holiday season to shake up their roster, as the team continues to sink under the weight of a 3-18 start.
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With a 3-18 record mostly earned with their current 12-game losing streak, the only thing the Detroit Pistons are winning these days are more ping-pong balls and a date with ESPN’s Heather Cox for the Draft Lottery Special next May.
On pace for the franchise’s worst record since 1993-94, the Pistons are looking to wait until the holiday season for changes, yet not in hopes of Santa Claus bringing in an outside shooter or a perimeter defender. Nah, coach/president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy is waiting for December 22-25 in order to shake up the roster.
Van Gundy plans on using the team’s longest stretch between games to shake up the roster, which could open the door for youngsters like rookie guard Spencer Dinwiddie and second-year role forward Tony Mitchell stand a chance to benefit with more minutes.
With players who signed free agent contracts this summer eligible to be traded beginning next Monday, the Pistons could be very proactive by pulling off a deal long before the NBA hits the home stretch of the February trading deadline. That could mean Detroit will peddle high-salaried veterans Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings as trade bait for playoff contenders. D.J. Augustine and Caron Butler would also be in the market of being moved.
The Pistons would love to build around Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe, the contact status of the latter leaves the team in an awkward state, since Monroe has veto power on any trade and could force the team’s hand if he continues to invoke his Bird rights.
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