Detroit Pistons 2025 Offseason

[Deleterious]

The dumb thing about these pro athletes getting caught on prop bets?  You can't make any money on them.  None.

If you went to every book right now and opened accounts, I would be shocked if you could find one with a $10,000 limit or higher.  Even if you do, once you win a few bets, they are going to start limiting you down.  Within a week or two you are going to be limited at $10 a bet. 

I would be shocked if he even made $100,000.  That is chump change to a guy with career earnings of $50 million and about to get another $40 million bag.

Just stupid.  

[Deleterious]

Posting here because the tidbit about Aldama is relevant to us since we are rumored to be interested.

To get rid of his cap hold, they have to renounce him.   That would make him unrestricted and Memphis would no longer have the right to match our offer.  Much easier to sign him then, and probably a bit cheaper.

 

[buddha]

this is the best news the pistons could have received on beasley.

1) prevents them from doing something stupid like signing him to a mulyi-year contract;

2) lowers his leverage for a shorter deal.

 

[casimir]

10 minutes ago, buddha said:

this is the best news the pistons could have received on beasley.

1) prevents them from doing something stupid like signing him to a mulyi-year contract;

2) lowers his leverage for a shorter deal.

 

Yup.  I would have been fine for a shorter deal, but he might have found a better deal elsewhere (just speculating) based on his last season.

I think of the 3 FA in question, I would have preferred Schroeder for a return over the other 2, simply to allow for another veteran ball handler on the roster.  I’m not saying they need to resign him, I think it’s wise to see what else is out there.  But of the 3, I think I would find more on court value with him given the current roster and assuming career norm tendencies nest season (ie, Beasley would probably come back to earth off of last season).

[casimir]

4 hours ago, Hongbit said:

Great timing for the Pistons.  Not so much for Propsley. 

The details of the betting could be quite interesting.  He wasn’t dumb enough to bet against himself, was he?  This wouldn’t be a variable to his end of season shooting slump, would it?

[Betrayer]

Apparently it's not related to his time in Detroit. Back from when he was with LA.

If he's found guilty that's an NBA ban and his career is over. I'd like to hope that Trajan is smart enough to stay away from him this offseason even though this is just an investigation at this stage. Not worth the risk.

No need to operate over the cap now. Beasley in trouble, Schroder going somewhere to be a starter, and THJ isn't someone that you need to worry about prioritizing. Release the cap holds, Free up the money, and go get NAW or DFS or something. We needed to replace last years vets with some 2-way players anyway.

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Unless the feds announce nothing happened in the next day or two, they have to move on from Beasley.

The feds are not going to release any info about an investigation.  So the only side of the story you will get is his and who knows what the truth is.  You can't risk committing money to someone who might face a lifetime ban in the coming months.  You also cant wait until the investigation is over because you will miss out on other people if you have to replace him.  

He really screwed up.  Even if he is innocent, by the time it comes out everyone will have spent their money and he has to sign somewhere for the vet minimum.  

[Deleterious]

Someone posted this on Reddit and said, guilty.

 

[Deleterious]

Bojan Bogdanović announced he is retiring.  

[Sports_Freak]

4 hours ago, casimir said:

Yup.  I would have been fine for a shorter deal, but he might have found a better deal elsewhere (just speculating) based on his last season.

I think of the 3 FA in question, I would have preferred Schroeder for a return over the other 2, simply to allow for another veteran ball handler on the roster.  I’m not saying they need to resign him, I think it’s wise to see what else is out there.  But of the 3, I think I would find more on court value with him given the current roster and assuming career norm tendencies nest season (ie, Beasley would probably come back to earth off of last season).

Agreed. Beasley had a career year, the only way is down.

Can't the Piston write a conduct clause into a contract that voids it if he's charged? It seems unfair to every one involved if they just announce an investigation, from 2 years ago. If they really had something, he should have already been charged.

[Deleterious]

1 hour ago, Sports_Freak said:

Agreed. Beasley had a career year, the only way is down.

Can't the Piston write a conduct clause into a contract that voids it if he's charged? It seems unfair to every one involved if they just announce an investigation, from 2 years ago. If they really had something, he should have already been charged.

Just a guess on my part.  I think if he received a ban, the league would void his contract and not count it against the salary cap.  No clue if they would still have to pay it.  I'm sure there is something already negotiated in the CBA that deals with it.

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, Deleterious said:

Just a guess on my part.  I think if he received a ban, the league would void his contract and not count it against the salary cap.  No clue if they would still have to pay it.  I'm sure there is something already negotiated in the CBA that deals with it.

Yeah, the problem is, all the quality players would be signed elsewhere. Offer him a one year deal until the case is resolved?

[Deleterious]

2 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Yeah, the problem is, all the quality players would be signed elsewhere. Offer him a one year deal until the case is resolved?

The problem with doing that is it eats up most of the money they have for free agents.  Better to let him sit and sign other people.  

He likes it here.  If he is cleared of it in a month or two, he can always do a one-year deal for the vet minimum and enter free agency again next year.

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Article says it will be for 2/$30 million.

 

[NYLion]

14 hours ago, Betrayer said:

Apparently it's not related to his time in Detroit. Back from when he was with LA.

If he's found guilty that's an NBA ban and his career is over. I'd like to hope that Trajan is smart enough to stay away from him this offseason even though this is just an investigation at this stage. Not worth the risk.

No need to operate over the cap now. Beasley in trouble, Schroder going somewhere to be a starter, and THJ isn't someone that you need to worry about prioritizing. Release the cap holds, Free up the money, and go get NAW or DFS or something. We needed to replace last years vets with some 2-way players anyway.

The Pistons were lucky that the news came down before free agency. Now they can move forward without Beasley in the fold. It would have been brutal had this came out a week or two later after he was signed and all the quality free agents were locked up. I hope they don't think Lanier can fill the role, that's a pretty big void that needs to be filled.

[Hongbit]

7 hours ago, Deleterious said:

 

This looks so sus.   He’s calling for the ball and giving his all for a bucket in a meaningless situation. 

[gehringer_2]

41 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

This looks so sus.   He’s calling for the ball and giving his all for a bucket in a meaningless situation. 

it was also his 20th and 21st point.

[Deleterious]

Nope.

 

[Deleterious]

Duncan Robinson and Caris LeVert are two other names people keep mentioning.  

Could be a depressing off season.

[Deleterious]

FanDuel should give odds on if you think Beasley did it or not.

[Betrayer]

I wasn't sad about the Beasley news when I heard we were pivoting to NAW. But now Trajan is learning what we all know: The free agents you want simply aren't coming to Detroit.

Sounds like NAW is favored to go to Atlanta and so we've had to pivot to the table scraps (LaVert and Robinson). At very best those would be lateral moves from Shroeder, THJ, and Beasley in an offseason where you needed to be improving around your core, not taking steps sideways. Playing the Free Agency game in Detroit never works.

Meanwhile we're getting leapfrogged by multiple teams who finished just a couple games behind us last year such as the Magic and the Hawks. Let's not forget that both of those teams had significant injuries to some of their top players last year and now they've taken steps to improve on top of returning their existing talent.

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Cade will be making $61.24 million in 2029-30.

Assuming he signs another max contract in 2031-32 and the cap continues on its projected path, he will make north of $75 million the first year of that contract.