Detroit Pistons: 3 instant takeaways from the OKC Thunder trade
By Duncan Smith
2. The makeover may be nearing completion
The Pistons aren’t close to their finished product by any means yet. They’re not about to set the world on fire with wins, but the initial stage of their makeover is nearing completion. With Sekou Doumbouya being the sole remaining holdover on this roster from a year ago, the Pistons have torn their house down to the studs just about as far as it can go.
Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose are gone, as are Bruce Brown and Luke Kennard. That quartet was just about the closest thing the Pistons had to an above-the-fold group, and they’ve been replaced by guys like Dennis Smith Jr. through trade and Saddiq Bey via the draft.
The question remains: What’s the plan for Sekou Doumbouya? At one point early in the season, the expectation that last season’s holdovers were next for the chopping block would have seemed a bit like a joke, but with Rose, Griffin and now Mykhailiuk getting moved in order, the only question now is whether Weaver views Doumbouya as special and worth holding onto. If there was another question, it would be whether other teams are willing to pay for him even if Weaver did want to move on.
Nobody is untouchable on this team, and that must be more evident to Doumbouya with every passing week these days.