4/29/26 7:00PM RD1 GM5 Magic (3-1) @ Pistons (1-3)

[Tigeraholic1]

Little Caesars Arena - Detroit, MI

Watch: Prime

[Sports_Freak]

First turnover and the fans will be letting the Pistons have it. At least, I hope so. Being so casual with the ball, making lazy passes and missing free throws cost them all 3 games in this series. And possibly the whole series. Totally unacceptable.

[buddha]

I'm as doom and gloom about this team as anyone, but they could still win this series.

orlando isnt that good.  the pistons could get better shooting and/or a supercade game and win 3 straight against this team.

not likely, but not impossible.  ask tracy mcgrady.

[Betrayer]

22 minutes ago, buddha said:

I'm as doom and gloom about this team as anyone, but they could still win this series.

orlando isnt that good.  the pistons could get better shooting and/or a supercade game and win 3 straight against this team.

not likely, but not impossible.  ask tracy mcgrady.

As much as I'd love to see it, I can't buy it.

Unlike 2003 we don't have a Tayshuan Prince waiting in the wings to overtake Michael Curry and shut down TMac. Unless you think that's Ron...

That said, I'd actually love to see a lineup shakeup. What do we have to lose at this point?

We aren't scoring in the half-court with any lineup JB puts out there, so let's take back the paint and try to win the possession battle again. Give me a bunch of double-big with Stew alongside Duren and Reed to match their size and put a better defender on Paulo. Play Ron and more Javonte for disruption. Lean into our identity even harder and just try to impose our will on Orlando for once.

If we're gonna go out in the first round, let's go out embracing our identity.

[buddha]

14 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

As much as I'd love to see it, I can't buy it.

Unlike 2003 we don't have a Tayshuan Prince waiting in the wings to overtake Michael Curry and shut down TMac. Unless you think that's Ron...

That said, I'd actually love to see a lineup shakeup. What do we have to lose at this point?

We aren't scoring in the half-court with any lineup JB puts out there, so let's take back the paint and try to win the possession battle again. Give me a bunch of double-big with Stew alongside Duren and Reed to match their size and put a better defender on Paulo. Play Ron and more Javonte for disruption. Lean into our identity even harder and just try to impose our will on Orlando for once.

If we're gonna go out in the first round, let's go out embracing our identity.

i agree with all of this.  no more duncan.  play ron.

lean into the chaos that is ron holland!

[Hongbit]

 

[Deleterious]

Not sure if it matters much

 

[Deleterious]

I see a lot of wrong info posted about Duren and what his max contract could/will look like.  So here is the info

Coming off of his rookie deal he is eligible for a 25% max contract.  That means year 1 of the deal is 25% of next seasons salary cap.

If he makes all NBA this year he is then eligible for a 30% max contract.  Eligible is the key word here.  Being on the all NBA team does not make the 30% contract automatic.  It just means instead of being eligible for a contract between 1% and 25% he is eligible for a deal between 1% and 30%.

A team other than the Pistons can only offer him the 25% contract.  Coming off of your rookie deal you can only get the 30% from the team that drafted you.  

Raises.  The Pistons can offer 8% raises per year while other teams can only offer 5%.  A players raise amount is based off of the 1st year of his contract, it does not go up as the contract progresses.  

Here are the three max contracts Duren can sign (assuming he makes all NBA) based on the projected $165 million salary cap next season.  

[Deleterious]

Looked at ticket prices on Stubhub.  Pretty much every ticket in the 200 level is under $70 for tomorrow.  Both ends are mostly in the high $50's.  

[buddha]

pistons are +210 to win the series.  i thought it would be worse than that.  sixers are still +1000.