06-19-2026, 06:06 AM
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Among the team’s priorities is retaining center Jalen Duren, who is eligible for a contract extension. “I want him here,” Trajan Langdon said. “We really want JD to be here.” "We feel he isn't close to touching the depth of his potential."
Asked about what type of players they’ll look to target to address the playmaking component, he cited – along with 3-point shooting – as a priority need, he said, “Spacing the floor is huge and giving more optionality on the offensive end to have more creativity. When you have more ball-handlers and more shooting, that opens it up for our three best players. Those are the things we’re looking at. Can we fill that with two players, or with one? Do we do it on the perimeter, with a big? We’ll look at all of those things.” The Pistons, I'm told, should be monitored as a potential third-team facilitator in a Giannis Antetokounmpo-to-Miami trade ... with Tyler Herro ultimately landing in Detroit. Other players regarded as potentially available and said to interest Detroit include Charlotte's Coby White, Oklahoma City's Isaiah Joe, and possibly even Sacramento's Zach LaVine now that LaVine is heading into the final year of a massive contract with a $49 million player option that carries a June 29 deadline to be activated.
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Asked about what type of players they’ll look to target to address the playmaking component, he cited – along with 3-point shooting – as a priority need, he said, “Spacing the floor is huge and giving more optionality on the offensive end to have more creativity. When you have more ball-handlers and more shooting, that opens it up for our three best players. Those are the things we’re looking at. Can we fill that with two players, or with one? Do we do it on the perimeter, with a big? We’ll look at all of those things.” The Pistons, I'm told, should be monitored as a potential third-team facilitator in a Giannis Antetokounmpo-to-Miami trade ... with Tyler Herro ultimately landing in Detroit. Other players regarded as potentially available and said to interest Detroit include Charlotte's Coby White, Oklahoma City's Isaiah Joe, and possibly even Sacramento's Zach LaVine now that LaVine is heading into the final year of a massive contract with a $49 million player option that carries a June 29 deadline to be activated.
marcstein.substack.com