The Detroit Pistons will play the Miami Heat on Tuesday night to cap up their brief visit to Florida.
It’s clear that the Pistons aren’t competing for anything noteworthy this early in the season other than the NBA Draft Lottery. Detroit lost to the Orlando Magic over the weekend, and they lost without winning ten games this year.
The Pistons, who are now bottom in the Eastern Conference, will face the 34-26 Heat on Tuesday night, and they are still significant underdogs.
However, the Pistons organization need to be planning ahead. Detroit is predicted to have a sizable amount of cap room in addition to having another top pick in the next draft. Let’s review the Pistons’ current cap rank as the Miami game draws near.
Bleacher Report prepared a forecast of every team’s possible spending budget for the league and then rated clubs according to their impending cap position.
The Pistons, who trail the Orlando Magic by one point, are predicted to have “about $60 million in cap room.”
Shake Milton and the Pistons decided to split ways late last week, which was one of the previously indicated transactions that has already occurred. Later on, the other movements could very well be relevant.
The Pistons have had difficulty assembling a competitive team around their youthful franchise player since selecting Cade Cunningham as the first pick in the draft a couple years ago.
The Pistons need to start making the required changes to turn things around, and they have plenty of cap room to work with in free agency and another top choice at their disposal. Thankfully, it appears like they are in a good situation.