Let's start the rebuild!

El Chivo · Post #81 » by **El Chivo** » Sun Feb 9, 2020 12:49 am

Max out John Henson and call it an offseason.

Han Solo · Post #82 » by **Han Solo** » Sun Feb 9, 2020 3:10 am

Buy out Reggie and sign Trey Burke

chrbal · Post #83 » by **chrbal** » Sun Feb 9, 2020 5:03 am

Han Solo wrote:Buy out Reggie and sign Trey Burke

Or knight or buyout both

440BB · Post #84 » by **440BB** » Sun Feb 9, 2020 7:57 am

I'm guessing Knight will stay to fill the PG slot after Reggie's buyout. Brown/Knight/Bone should help us get to the bottom five.

whitehops · Post #85 » by **whitehops** » Sun Feb 9, 2020 3:51 pm

i could see why reggie might not want a buyout. assuming the pistons dial back rose's minutes (please god i hope they do this), he's primed for big minutes and a big role to finish the season. that's a good chance for him to build his value back up heading into free agency since his value earlier this year was next to zero.

he's not scoring that efficiently despite shooting well from 3 but he's put up some big games since he's returned and if he continues to play like that i'm sure he'll get offers in the $8-10 million range as a backup PG.

Canadafan · Post #86 » by **Canadafan** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:46 am

https://pistonpowered.com/2020/02/09/detroit-pistons-luke-kennard-rebuild/

TPA · Post #87 » by **TPA** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:57 am

440BB wrote:Brown/Knight/Bone

Is this our backcourt or are we making a porno?

MotownMadness · Post #88 » by **MotownMadness** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:00 am

Canadafan wrote:https://pistonpowered.com/2020/02/09/detroit-pistons-luke-kennard-rebuild/

Lol, we really want you here now for a rebuild Luke

MotownMadness · Post #89 » by **MotownMadness** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:00 am

TPA wrote:
440BB wrote:Brown/Knight/Bone

Is this our backcourt or are we making a porno?

Post #90 » by **dVs33** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:16 am

I hope for everyone involved Reggie gets bought out and goes to the clips. We get to watch the young guys have a go, Reggie plays for something meaningful and the clips get an extra play maker. Wins all round

engelbert321 · Post #91 » by **engelbert321** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:06 am

We should pick up IT or Tyler Johnson

Manocad · Post #92 » by **Manocad** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:51 am

engelbert321 wrote:We should pick up IT or Tyler Johnson

Why?

HarleyB · Post #93 » by **HarleyB** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:23 am

TPA wrote:
440BB wrote:Brown/Knight/Bone

Is this our backcourt or are we making a porno?

Don't forget about Wood. And maybe we'll draft Ball? That could be our starting five next year.

rmfc · Post #94 » by **rmfc** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:14 pm

engelbert321 wrote:We should pick up IT or Tyler Johnson

No, thanks. Instead, the management needs to start thinking about releasing current players that won't/shouldn't be of much use.

Moses ShamMoses · Post #95 » by **Moses ShamMoses** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:47 pm

I think we'll be hesitant to buy-out Reggie until Rose and maybe some of the others like Kennard or Khryi Thomas come back. I'm guessing they aren't in a hurry to blow things up and hand over the reigns to Jordan Bone

NYPiston · Post #96 » by **NYPiston** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:50 pm

So... why hasn't Reggie been bought out yet? Are they waiting for Rose to get healthy to make this decision?
I don't see the point for him or the team to rot here the rest of the season.

440BB · Post #97 » by **440BB** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:35 pm

Reggie might not accept a buyout. He likely gets more minutes here to showcase himself for free agency than anywhere else.

joeposh · Post #98 » by **joeposh** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:38 pm

440BB wrote:Reggie might not accept a buyout. He likely gets more minutes here to showcase himself for free agency than anywhere else.

That's likely the biggest consideration. Will Casey start him if he stays, or give him a prominent 6th man role? If not, hard to see why Reggie would want to play out this season riding out bench.

From the Pistons perspective, it's about how committed they are to the tank and whether they see any road forward with Reggie. I can't imagine they do, but they may want to keep him solely to preserve Rose.

jakebernat · Post #99 » by **jakebernat** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:46 pm

if he won’t accept a buyout, then just waive him. I don’t understand what the holdup would be if we really do view Bruce as a PG moving forward.

joeposh · Post #100 » by **joeposh** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:39 pm

jakebernat wrote:if he won’t accept a buyout, then just waive him. I don’t understand what the holdup would be if we really do view Bruce as a PG moving forward.

I think there are political considerations with these things. Even if there's no future for you and a player past this season, agents and players notice how you handle these moments and consider it when deciding where they play/steer their players. We may ultimately wind up waiving Reggie, but sometimes you need to work through the process first.