Deleterious

Pistons have until 5PM today to release their injury report for tomorrow.

Was a bit worried Stewart would get a few more. This isn't that bad.

Schroder and Harris listed as probable. Cade listed as doubtful.

Pacers lose. Hartenstein left the game and never returned. Could be important later this week when we play OKC.

I thought this was pretty good.

Pacers down 12 at the half.

Driven a ton of different EV's but mostly for weekends only. So I can't help much. There are some good Youtube review channels though. https://www.youtube.com/@fullychargedshow https://www.youtube.com/@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney Here is one of them analyzing how fast the Bolt charges.

OKC might sell some players in a few years, but it won't be SGA, Williams, or Chet. No clue what start to get. Anyone I want is probably not available. I have no interest in Duren if I'm another team. Especially with Ivey. I'm obviously rebuilding, so I don't want to add two players that need extensions in the summer of 2026. I also refuse to pay for a center that cant shoot or defend. But if Detroit approaches me about my star, I would ask for Ivey, Ausar, and 3 FRP's. Mitchell went for Markannen/Sexton + 5 FRP's. 3 of them were outright traded, 2 were the right to swap.

Indiana plays OKC tonight and OKC has a pretty extensive injury report. Caruso is questionable. Chet is out. Wiggins is out. Hartenstein is available. Jaylin Williams is out. Mathurin is the only notable Pacer that is out. Milwaukee plays Atlanta tomorrow at the same time we play Minnesota.

She definitely has that federal employee feel about her.

They don't and that is a good thing.

The no pick this year isn't a huge deal, either. Right now, Minnesota will be picking 19th and that could easily move to 21-22 if the Pistons win a few more and a few teams lose a couple. There are usually a few teams in the 20's that don't want to make a pick because of cap concerns. So if there is someone there that the Pistons want, they can probably get back into the lower third of the first without it costing much.

It is way too fast. But it might end up being a great move for Lawson. No pressure, he can just concentrate on driving without 30 reporters asking him why he sucks every day. Max has had 6 different teammates in 3 1/2 years. That is a lot of drivers for a top tier team. Maybe the Red Bull car hasn't been as good as we thought the past few years. Maybe they just have a generational talent that can drive the wheels off of anything he sits in.

They have almost no cap space this year. The Nets are pretty much the only team that has cap space. Every other team will have the MLE. A few teams like Detroit can get a few million extra without ripping apart their roster. But even $20 million in cap space isn't much. That barely gets you a starter. Next year things open up a bit more with Harris coming off the books. That is a good thing since that free agent class is supposed to be fairly good. But right now we know the highest the cap can be in the summer of 2026 is $170 million. The Pistons will be at $134 million which means they will have $36 million in cap space, which is not bad at all, but they only have 6 players signed. So they have $36 million to sign what? 7 or 8 guys. Oh, that does not include Beasley. So if his deal this summer is for 2+ years, put them at $148 million with 7 guys signed, meaning they have $22 million in cap space to sign another 7ish guys. They are not an apron team and that is great. That gives them the full complement of available moves. But they do not have much money to bring in a lot of talent via free agency. Not a terrible spot to be in, since most big names rarely change teams via free agency anyway.

A few teams have beat all 3. Atlanta Orlando Indiana Houston OKC which makes sense Philly has beat Cleveland and Boston. 0-3 against NYK, but they play them once more. As far as adding guys this summer. They have no cap space to do it. They will basically have the MLE ($14 million) and most of that will be spent on keeping Beasley. No 1st round draft pick, either. Technically, they can get to $20 million in space. But if Cade makes all NBA, and he should, they owe him more money on his extension. So instead of it being a $38 million cap hit next year, it will be around $46 million. That eats up the extra $6 million. So figure on $14 million without any trades.

You have really given me a lot to think about.

Thought I would get away from the NBA tonight and my frustrations with how bad the end of the season is. Decided to check out the two college games. Holy ****. It amazes me they are even playing the same sport.

Such an odd phenomenon that only attractive women want to be sideline reporters.

And recently lose to Washington and Dallas with Cade. It's why I never bet the regular season back when I gambled.

I would not be real happy to play the Clippers in the 1st round.

Hey they pulled it out? Nice win without Cade.

It's the MS. Sorry.