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2020 NBA free agency tracker: Grades for every deal so far

By Duncan Smith

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 05: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers guareds Christian Wood #35 of the Detroit Pistons at Staples Center on January 5, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Lakers won 106-99. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 05: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers guareds Christian Wood #35 of the Detroit Pistons at Staples Center on January 5, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Lakers won 106-99. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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Jahlil Okafor: Two-year deal (Detroit Pistons)

Have you ever felt as though you were being trolled before? To the point where you have almost no doubt that somebody is indeed preying upon your own dislikes for their entertainment? I no longer have any doubt: The Detroit Pistons are trolling me with the signing of Jahlil Okafor.

With the signing of Okafor, the Pistons now have (at last count, this will probably increase by the time this slide goes live) at least five centers in the forms of Isaiah Stewart, Mason Plumlee, Tony Bradley, Jahlil Okafor and Dewayne Dedmon.

It doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t fit any plan, it’s strange, bizarre and pointless. Maybe the Detroit Pistons have decided that replacing Andre Drummond is the goal, and the only way to do it is by scooping up every available center. Maybe it takes five men to do the work of one after all.

Drummond was traded to open up cap space, and the Pistons have swiftly burned every bit of it on flotsam centers. Not even just a bunch of flotsam players, but specifically center. It’s like signing available free agents on NBA 2k when you don’t realize you’ve got the “Centers” filter selected and all other positions de-selected.

Anyway, don’t ask me what’s going on, but whatever it is I hate it.

Grade: F