Will James Wiseman prove Troy Weaver right the rest of this season after he traded away fan-favorite Saddiq Bey for the former #2 overall pick? Will the final members of the 2020 draft class cement their place on the team moving forward? With 23 games to go after the All-Star break, here are three storylines Pistons fans should be watching for the rest of this season.
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11 Comments
Great job Ku! Love what you bring to the pistons community.
I grew up watching in 04 era. I loved my Ben Wallace shoes and everything.
Keep it coming my guy
I disagree I don’t think trading Bey for Wiseman was low risk high reward. Trading McGruder for Bol Bol would’ve been low risk high reward. I think Bey and Wiseman are of equal value “at the moment” and the trade was more about fit. Only time will tell who won the trade. I’m confident Wiseman will turn into a nice player for us; although some fans are left wondering how good would Bey have been without Bojan taking minutes and opportunity, similar to Wiseman with GSW. Hawks just fired Nate McMillan so we’ll see how this plays out.
I think we keep Stew and his overall game improves as long as he’s not playing CENTER lmao. I think Hayes gets traded while he has some value along with Bagley! Hayes seems uncomfortable playing with other dominant guards or in constrained minutes.
I really wanted Halliburton.
Not saying Wiseman is no where near an Embiid but people forget it took Embiid 3 years to get right.. This is Wiseman 3rd season and ain’t even played a full season worth of games yet..
Cade,Ivey,WISEMAN and Duren plus top 5 pick in this year's draft is and will be considered our new core moving forward. The Foundation. Go pistons.
If his entire draft class does not pan out that reflects poorly on Troy and his talent evaluation skills. You want to at least hit on one of those players.
Will the Pistons let go of Casey this offseason? 😅
Now we know why Ku's girlfriend had to take him to Jamaica to legally marry him.
Fully agree on your top storyline. If Wiseman can be what Weaver (and Pistons fans) are hoping for as an answer at the 4 to pair with Duren at the 5 is absolute best-case scenario. If he turns out to be a capable 4/5 and is used as a backup for Duren that is still a win. Bey was not going to be tendered so it is getting something for someone who was going to be gone anyway. I still believe in Troy's talent evaluation skill.
Your second storyline involving Stew and Kill I believe the following will happen. I believe Stew will remain a part of the team; Stew is so versatile as a defender that he will remain, but as a bench player. He has such drive and determination he can work on an aspect every off season and make improvements. I believe his shoulder injury was a large part of his 3-point shooting issues. Kill remaining a Piston depends on finishing the season strong and show he can shoot, draw fouls, and finish. He plays good D and is a good playmaker, but he needs to bring it to close the season to show his middle section of the season was who he is.
Your third storyline (young player development) and the tank brigade is spot on. Please experiment with the players less than 25 years old and give them the run. Sit Bojan and Burks and give the young guys a chance to show if they are future Pistons.
Great content Ku!
Isaiah Stewart is basically a career 33 percent three-point shooter. He has some of the steadiest numbers and his attempts have massively increased this year. He is getting better all the time, but he just had a shoulder injury. He will get better looks when our best player comes back.
Killian also has to look over his shoulder at RJ Hampton who has to be hungry. Killian could be replaced already and we just do not know it.