3/1/26 6:00PM Pistons 44-14 @ Magic 31-27

[Tigeraholic1]

Kia Center - Orlando, FL

Watch: FD Det

 

[Deleterious]

Orlando is a great lesson on staying out of the apron.  

Next season with only 11 guys under contract, they are already in the 1st apron.  By the time they fill out their roster they might flirt with the 2nd apron.  They will be a first time taxpayer.  All while being what?  Maybe the 5th best team in the east?  You basically have 2 maybe 3 years at that point before you have to break the team up and get back under the tax line.

That Bane trade will go down as one of the dumbest trades of all time.  Nothing against him, he is a nice player.  But he isn't the player you trade away all your future draft capital for while putting yourself into the apron/tax area.  If you do, you have to be making deep playoff runs every season or its a waste.  

[Deleterious]

Not a fan of burning a challenge 2 minutes into the game on a possession change. Even if you win it costs you a challenge and only have 1 left the rest of the game.