The one thing that you have to give SVG is that at least he nabbed a star player. It wasn’t really good for the team on the court, but it probably does help them off the court (and thus, keeps him more likely to keep his job). Plus, with the East the way it is, Griffin likely will have a good chance at making the All Star team going forward.

The more I think about this trade, the less sense it makes for me. Who is even the starting lineup for the Pistons now?

Yes, they had trouble at the guard positions, but they just swapped their forwards (and throw Bradley, Marjanovic and a 1st for good measure). Bradley was terrible for them, and they relied on him starting the season, and that compounded the problem at PG.

I like Griffin, and he can distribute the ball, but I dont see that solving Detroits problems.

The more I think about this trade, the less sense it makes for me. Who is even the starting lineup for the Pistons now?

Ish Smith (Reggie Jackson when he gets healthy)
Luke Kennard? Or Langston Galloway?
Stanley Johnson? (Or Tolliver playing out of position?)
Blake Griffin
Andre Drummond

Then their bench is either Johnson or Tolliver, Kennard or Galloway, Ish Smith once Jackson is healthy, Reggie Bullock and Dwight Buycks.

It’s not just me, right? That team is not very good, right?

I kind of almost prefer the Knicks’ roster to this one, and Drummond and Griffin are better than any current Knick (although hopefully KP ends up better).

To me, Blake Griffin is the exact kind of player, nevermind stats, that you can’t build a championship team around. He’s a high usage scorer but doesn’t provide a reliable enough 3 point shot and isn’t a center, so he compromises spacing. On top of that, he’s best with the ball in his hand so he minimizes value of your ball handling point guard. He was the third best player on the Clippers and they were always pretenders. He’s supposed to lead the Pistons to what exactly; 46 win seasons?