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DET

Detroit Pistons

Building Momentum Around Young Core

42-40
Projected Record
7th-8th
Play-in Seed
B
Offseason Grade
$156.8M
Total Payroll
Strategic Veteran Additions
Reasonable costs while maintaining young core flexibility
Current Payroll$156.8M
Under luxury tax

Financial Strategy

Veteran replacement strategy
Reasonable costs maintained
Young core flexibility preserved
Added

Caris LeVert

2-year, $28.9M

Veteran scoring and playmaking

Added

Duncan Robinson

3-year, $48M (sign-and-trade)

Elite three-point shooting specialist

Lost

Dennis Schröder

Signed with Kings

Lost veteran leadership and ball handling

Lost

Tim Hardaway Jr.

Signed with Nuggets

Lost veteran shooting

Core Roster Analysis

LeVert and Robinson as reasonable veteran investments. Young core still on rookie deals with flexibility for future moves.

Young Core

Cunningham, Ivey, Duren on rookie deals

Veterans

LeVert, Robinson provide experience