sure, we would have signed other players. like naw.
this year's deadline felt like a wasted opportunity. they needed shooting. they got a shooter (in theory) who they dont play.
theyre going to ride or die with what they have and i dont think its enough. i think this was a great opportunity to go for it and become the beast of the east, before tatum is back 100%, before giannis goes to the knicks or heat, while cleveland was still relying on mitchell (before they got harden).
as of now, if tatum can come back, i'd say the pistons are the 3rd or 4th favorite in the east in a playoff series. behind boston (with tatum), cleveland, and MAYBE the knicks. the reason i say maybe on the knicks is that they might have the one coach in the league worse than JB at making in game decisions.