Detroit Pistons Offseason: 2026

[Deleterious]

Ayo Dosunmu would be a nice target in free agency.  Unfortunately, I think his playoff performance might have priced Detroit of the Ayo market.  I don't think the MLE will get it done.  

[Deleterious]

Something to remember about free agency.  The rumor is Detroit will sign international player, Isaac Bonga.  6'8" and an excellent wing defender.  He won the best defender award in Eurobasket, which is a step-down from Euroleague.  

His shooting is good in Europe, but they use the 20'6" line which is even shorter than the NCAA.  He didn't shoot well the last time he was in the NBA.  But he was young then and didn't play much, so maybe he's improved.  

If the rumor is true, this will obviously eat into their cap space a bit.

His NBA and international stats:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bongais01.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/isaac-bonga-1.html

[KL2]

22 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Your answer is not realistic at all.

No team is moving assets to clear cap space while there is a chance Detroit matches the offer.  Can you imagine what a disaster that would be?  You trade away assets then don't get your guy.  Wow.  

Didn’t the pacers do literally that? 

[Deleterious]

19 minutes ago, KL2 said:

Didn’t the pacers do literally that? 

Technically, yes.  They cut 3 or 4 out of the rotation guys to get an extra $4 million in cap space.  Those type of guys constantly get cut/waived to shave a few million here and there.  The Lakers would need to clear $45 million which would require moving rotation players and/or draft picks.  Two very different things.  

[Deleterious]

Good news, Jalen Duren is now eligible for the 30% max contract.  Here is what it would look like:

Only the Pistons can offer it to him.  He can not get this contract in a sign and trade.  

[Deleterious]

Cade making all nba impacts his next extension as well, or could.

His next extension normal max number is 30% of the cap.  If he wins MVP before then or makes all nba one more time in the next two season, he will be eligible for a super max which is 35% of the cap instead of 30%.  

Hard to tell where the cap will be by then.  But I would expect a 35% extension to be around 5/$400 million.  

[Deleterious]

Yuck

 

[Deleterious]

 

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

 

so for the sake of argument,  if the Piston's sit and wait and no-one else offers what happens?

[Deleterious]

11 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

so for the sake of argument,  if the Piston's sit and wait and no-one else offers what happens?

He can sign his qualifying offer.  It's a 1-year deal for about $9.6 million.  He receives a no trade clause for the season.  So he can be traded, but he has to agree to it.  Next summer he becomes a free agent again, but it would be as an unrestricted free agent instead of restricted.  Basically, the Pistons would not have the option to match an offer next year.   

[buddha]

i put the odds of them re-signing duren at 95%, with a 50% chance he gets $38m+ per year.