NBA Power Rankings: Here comes the trade deadline

This was a fun week for the Pistons, who celebrated a trade for Blake Griffin by going out and beating the Cavaliers in their first game of the week, 125-114, and then followed that up with two more wins, defeating the Grizzlies 104-102 and the Heat, 111-107. Griffin had 24 points against the Grizzlies, but struggled a bit against the Heat, with 16 points on 19 shots.

While it will take time for things to come together, the Griffin trade seems like a good move for the Pistons. It’s going to be difficult for them to attract free agents, especially players of Griffin’s caliber. He should help fill seats in their new arena, and he should help them win more basketball games. They’ll have to work to fill out the roster around him and Drummond, but they’ve got the beginnings of a fun playoff team now.