What on Earth are the Pistons doing?
Detroit earned an A-minus in SN's NBA Draft grades Wednesday after acquiring six new players: German point guard Killian Hayes (No. 7 overall), Washington center Isaiah Stewart (No. 16), Villanova forward Saddiq Bey (No. 19) and Vanderbilt guard Saben Lee (No. 38) in the draft, and wing Rodney McGruder and center Tony Bradley from the Rockets and Jazz in separate trades.
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On Thursday, the Pistons reportedly added center Dewayne Dedmon in a trade with the Hawks.
Then on Friday, they added two more centers, signing free agents Mason Plumlee and Jahlil Okafor.
That's five new centers acquired in a span of three days, to complement star power forward Blake Griffin. So much for modern basketball.
Centers the Pistons have added in the past three days:
— Detroit Bad Boys ☠ (@detroitbadboys) November 21, 2020
Mason Plumlee
Jhalil Okafor
Dewayne Dedmon
Tony Bradley
Isaiah Stewart
When the league zigs, we zag!
Of course, fans couldn't wait to roast the Pistons' front office, because seriously — what are they going to do with all of those centers?
Pistons out here cornering the market on PlayStation 3s
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) November 21, 2020
Pistons took Isaiah Stewart with the 16th pick, then signed Mason Plumlee and Jahlil Okafor...I'm sorry, but what? https://t.co/8PEfqF6SnH
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) November 21, 2020
Pistons on their way to overpay your local big men pic.twitter.com/XpEPOYdJho
— . (@CountOnVic) November 21, 2020
The Detroit Pistons with the centers in free agency pic.twitter.com/75RGEmwSlu
— #RingerNBA (@ringernba) November 21, 2020
Me being a Pistons fan today pic.twitter.com/tiJ5eLGgmx
— Kofie (@Kofie) November 21, 2020
the NBA: generally trending towards smaller, faster, more skilled players
— mose (@bosemergmann) November 21, 2020
the Pistons: pic.twitter.com/pEWjUNUuWz
Who could the Pistons' next target be? Perhaps Boogie Cousins could be of service.
Tell him to call the Pistons https://t.co/9mcleuaJFp
— Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) November 21, 2020
Or maybe this big fella?
oh my god the pistons just agreed to terms with the giant home depot skeleton pic.twitter.com/mdYhhbqO4p
— Grant Goldberg (@GrantGoldberg) November 21, 2020
This sort of galaxy-brain thinking is typically only seen in the Knicks' front office.
2019 knicks: *signed too many bigs in free agency*
— Hardwood Knocks (@HardwoodKnocks) November 21, 2020
2020 pistons: pic.twitter.com/3vge1SBu6M
The Knicks watching the Pistons corner the market on bigs pic.twitter.com/j9XSxIXAjw
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 21, 2020
Seriously though, Griffin can't be too happy about the lack of spacing he's going to have next season.
Blake Griffin playing point guard for the Pistons next season: pic.twitter.com/aLZjuM14rz
— Rob // sad Houston Sports fan (@Hou5ton4L) November 21, 2020
New Pistons starting lineup
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 21, 2020
PG — Derrick Rose
SG — Blake Griffin
SF — Jahlil Okafor
PF — Mason Plumlee
C — Isaiah Stewart pic.twitter.com/qgSbSyEB0h