The Most Confusing Teams in the NBA!

MahoneyPart of it is whatever lingering feelings may be happening around Jalen Duren and his role on the team and how prioritized he is or is not.

MahoneyAnd then some of it felt like that was a great window that they seized on. And now it's kind of back to the reality of an East that's a little deeper, a little more competitive, that understands what the Pistons are trying to accomplish and is ready to challenge it in the way that we saw teams do in the playoffs.

MahoneyI'm just not sure where their upward momentum is. And I say that and I fully acknowledge it's a weird thing to put out loud about a team with this many young players. Like clearly Cade can be better. Asar can be better. Even going down the line, like Ron Holland, his best basketball, I would think and hope is still ahead of him at some point.

MahoneyLike there's so many guys individually that should be better. And yet I think the Pistons are going to be decidedly worse as a team in terms of a regular season product. And where that leaves them, I really don't know. I mean, on Ron

LoweHolland, his team option for next season is $11.5 million.

LoweI've having not talked to anybody about this situation because it's Ron Holland. It's not the biggest priority in the world. Yeah, I don't. That strikes me as the fourth year option. That's like not a no brainer to be picked up. That's a lot of money for a guy who couldn't play in the playoffs.

LoweAnd we'll see if he's able to play in the playoffs this year. I think John God,