Detroit. A Franchise on the Rise

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Nice job! Quick work to bring home a title for the Pistons.

Think I may start one of these but want to set up all the draft picks the way they are owed right now.

Thanks! The draft picks can probably be put on the correct teams through a bit of maneuvering in commissioner mode

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Congrats on the title, the team looks great. Do you have any salary to go after Finley? He looks the goods already.

Don't have my desktop with me right now but I think Detroits ~13 million over the cap. But I think pretty much everyone besides Beal, Drummond, and Gibson expire in the next couple of years. So offering him a max contract is a possibility

I would love to get him but then again he'll be a restricted free agent Brooklyn probably won't let him go very easily. Either way his career will be pretty cool to watch and he still has plenty of potential to grow into!

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NBA Draft 2018:
1 SG Tyson Saunders DAL
2 SG Jani Wynn MEM
3 PF Angelo Graves SAC
4 SG Rogers Duggins WAS
5 PG Lonnie Long PHO
6 SG Kevin Felton
7 SF Kendrick Johnson
8 C Rudy Fisher BKL
9 PG Eugene Meeking MIA
10 PG Jason Progin NOP
11 SG Kerry Petteway CHI
12 SG Demond Magloire POR
13 PF Derek Alexander ORL
14 C Marco Greer DEN
15 C Pini Gorman BOS
16 SF Jimmie Neterville MIL
17 PF Nate House SAS
18 PF John Lofton NYK
19 SF Brandon Nelson SAC
20 SF Michael Trask HOU
21 PF David McClinton IND
22 SG Mike Hammond GSW
23 SF Beau Cook MEM
24 PF Pat English CLE
25 SG Alan Gaskins PHO
26 SF Charles West ATL
27 PG Fusan Orga PHI
28 SF Tim Harrell NOP
29 C Tim Crawford LAC
30 C Brian Dudley DET
60 C Mike Lawson DET

Free Agency Moves:
Signed PG Jordan Clarkson to 1 year minimum
Re-Signed SF Shane Bryant for 5 years and 43 million
Signed SG Dwyane Wade for 1 year 2.5 million

2018-2019 Detroit Pistons:
PG: Mike Conley
SG: Bradley Beal
SF: Shane Bryant
PF: Kosta Bolic
C: Andre Drummond
6 Ryan Anderson PF
7 Dwyane Wade SG
8 Kostas Papanikolaou SF
9 Bobby Durcharme PG
10 Evan Founier SG
11 Taj Gibson PF/C
12 Brian Dudley C
IR: Jordan Clarkson
IR: Collis Sheinfield SG
IR: Mike Lawson C R

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Nov 1 @ Indiana 109-98 (1-0) Drummond 21 pts 10 reb
Nov 4 vs Brooklyn 116-87 (2-0) Drummond 33 pts 18 reb
Nov 8 vs Phoenix 103-90 (3-0) Drummond 19 pts 14 reb
Nov 10 @ Cleveland 125-116 (4-0) Drummond 38 pts 16 reb
Nov 11 vs New York 106-87 (5-0) Drummond 23 pts 15 reb
Nov 13 vs Utah [B]132-102[/B] (6-0) Conley 27 pts 8 reb
Nov 15 @ New York 87-73 (7-0) Drummond 22 pts 19 reb

Bobby Ducharme broke his elbow and will be out for at least a month

Nov 17 vs Philadelphia 94-83 (8-0) Bryant 26 pts 3 ast 4 reb
Nov 18 @ Chicago 94-104 (8-1) Drummond 24 pts 6 reb
Nov 21 vs Charlotte 109-99 (9-1) Conley 17 pts 11 ast 5 reb
Nov 24 vs Orlando 131-114 (10-1) Drummond 22 pts 12 reb
Nov 25 @ Atlanta 101-91 (11-1) Drummond 26 pts 16 reb
Nov 28 @ Memphis 116-112 (12-1) Bryant 27 pts 3 stl
Nov 29 vs Dallas 109-115 (12-2) Beal 27 pts 6 ast

Dec 1 vs Washington 114-103 (13-2) Bryant 25 pts 3 stl
Dec 2 @ Orlando 109-98 (14-2) Drummond 20 pts 15 reb
Dec 5 vs LA Clippers 97-111 (14-3) Beal 24 pts
Dec 6 @ Brooklyn 108-89 (15-3) Drummond 23 pts 12 reb
Dec 8 @ Cleveland 119-126 (15-4) Drummond 26 pts 6 reb
Dec 10 vs Brooklyn 130-121 (16-4) Drummond 28 pts 19 reb
Dec 13 @ Boston 113-107 (17-4) Conley 18 pts 4 reb 4 ast

Bradley Beal broke his ankle and is expected to miss at least 40 games… uh oh

Dec 15 @ Indiana 96-103 (17-5) Bryant 14 pts
Dec 16 @ Milwaukee 120-104 (18-5) Drummond 22 pts 15 reb
Dec 18 @ Miami 107-99 (19-5) Drummond 30 pts 23 reb

Evan Fournier broke his wrist and will be out for 50 days
Kosta Bolic blew out his knee and is out for the season
Damn the injuries are piling up. Time to test our depth with 4 major rotation players out.

Dec 20 vs LA Lakers 118-101 (20-5) Conley 33 pts 11 ast
Dec 22 vs Golden State 107-90 (21-5) Drummond 29 pts 15 reb
Dec 23 @ Philadelphia 93-104 (21-6) Drummond 20 pts 11 reb
Dec 26 vs New York 108-98 (22-6) Conley 24 pts 13 ast
Dec 29 @ New Orleans 80-101 (22-7) Anderson 20 pts
Dec 31 vs Houston 101-87 (23-7) Conley 25 pts 9 ast

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Jan 2 vs Charlotte 117-107 (24-7) Drummond 32 pts 15 reb
Jan 5 @ Toronto 124-102 (25-7) Conley 29 pts 9 ast

Ducharme is back in the lineup

Jan 6 vs Sacramento 105-110 (25-8) Drummond 12 pts 16 reb
Jan 8 @ Minnesota 110-98 (26-8) Drummond 41 pts 22 reb
Jan 10 @ Phoenix 119-110 (27-8) Drummond 28 pts 21 reb
Jan 12 @ LA Clippers 102-112 (27-9) Drummond 26 pts 15 reb
Jan 14 @ LA Lakers 102-123 (27-10) Drummond 19 pts 11 reb
Jan 15 @ Oklahoma City 112-95 (28-10) Drummond 34 pts 22 reb
Jan 17 vs Indiana 92-103 (28-11) Drummond 18 pts 17 reb
Jan 19 vs Boston 127-112 (29-11) Drummond 31 pts 10 reb
Jan 22 @ Houston 113-118 (29-12) Drummond 22 pts 15 reb
Jan 23 @ San Antonio 120-128 (29-13) Bryant 27 pts
Jan 26 vs Dallas 105-92 (30-13) Drummond 22 pts 15 reb
Jan 28 vs Washington 112-96 (31-13) Bryant 28 pts 4 stl
Jan 30 @ Orlando 102-115 (31-14) Bryant 32 pts
Jan 31 vs Milwaukee 102-109 (31-15) Drummond 21 pts 9 reb

Feb 2 vs Atlanta 101-90 (32-15) Drummond 36 pts 10 reb 5 blk
Feb 3 vs Toronto 100-105 (32-16) Conley 18 pts 8 ast
Feb 6 vs Portland 100-96 (33-16) Drummond 23 pts 18 reb
Feb 8 @ Philadelphia 67-87 (33-17) Papanikolaou 15 pts

Evan Fournier returns to the lineup

Feb 9 vs Orlando 105-109 (33-18) Drummond 17 pts 13 reb
Feb 11 @ Miami 117-95 (34-18) Fournier 22 pts 5 reb
Feb 13 vs Cleveland 101-89 (35-18) Drummond 22 pts 18 reb
Feb 14 @ Milwaukee 111-93 (36-18) Drummond 20 pts 13 reb
Feb 20 vs Philadelphia 114-95 (37-18) Conley 28 pts 4 reb
Feb 21 @ Washington 114-103 (38-18) Drummond 24 pts 15 reb
Feb 23 @ Portland 98-88 (39-18) Drummond 27 pts 19 reb
Feb 25 vs Chicago 108-91 (40-18) Drummond 24 pts 11 reb
Feb 26 @ Toronto 112-91 (41-18) Conley 26 pts 9 ast 8 reb
Feb 28 vs New Orleans 113-109 (42-18) Drummond 32 pts 12 reb 5 stl

Mar 2 @ Brooklyn 113-107 (43-18) Drummond 25 pts 8 reb 4 blk
Mar 4 vs Minnesota 105-78 (44-18) Drummond 22 pts 10 reb
Mar 6 @ Sacramento 96-91 (45-18) Drummond 17 pts 9 reb
Mar 7 @ Denver 106-120 (45-19) Drummond 20 pts 11 reb

12 game win streak snapped

Mar 10 @ Golden State 99-110 (45-20) Conley 19 pts 5 ast
Mar 13 vs Oklahoma City 100-108 (45-21) Drummond 23 pts 17 reb
Mar 16 @ Charlotte 108-116 (45-22) Drummond 24 pts 10 reb
Mar 18 @ Boston 94-105 (45-23) Drummond 18 pts 16 reb
Mar 21 vs Denver 90-79 (46-23) Drummond 22 pts 16 reb
Mar 23 vs Memphis 108-91 (47-23) Bryant 25 pts 6 reb
Mar 24 @ Washington 101-84 (48-23) Drummond 23 pts 19 reb
Mar 28 vs Atlanta 101-84 (49-23) Fournier 22 pts

Taj Gibson broke his wrist and will be out into the playoffs but...
Bradley Beal is finally back!!!!!

Mar 31 @ Chicago 118-97 (50-23) Drummond 17 pts 12 reb

Apr 1 vs Miami 118-108 (51-23) Drummond 22 pts 16 reb
Apr 3 vs Chicago 103-86 (52-23) Bryant 17 pts 12 reb
Apr 6 vs San Antonio 113-93 (53-23) Bryant 23 pts 6 stl
Apr 8 @ Utah 109-95 (54-23) Beal 20 pts 6 ast 5 reb
Apr 11 vs Boston 107-87 (55-23) Beal 19 pts 5 ast 9 reb
Apr 13 @ Charlotte 111-107 (56-23) Conley 24 pts 5 ast
Apr 14 vs Indiana 106-90 (57-23) Drummond 24 pts 12 reb
Apr 16 vs Cleveland 104-81 (58-23) Beal 27 pts 6 ast 3 stl
Apr 18 vs Milwaukee 110-93 (59-23) Drummond 23 pts 11 reb

14 straight to finish the regular season!

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Eastern Conference Standings:
1 Philadelphia 62-20
2 Detroit 59-23
3 Cleveland 50-32
4 Indiana 49-33
5 Orlando 47-35
6 Toronto 46-36
7 Brooklyn 45-37
8 Atlanta 42-40
Milwaukee 40-42
Miami 35-47
New York 34-48
Chicago 33-49
Boston 32-50
Washington 21-61
Charlotte 20-62

Western Conference Standings:
1 LA Clippers 63-19
2 New Orleans 59-23
3 Golden State 54-28
4 LA Lakers 50-32
5 Phoneix 44-38
6 Sacramento 43-39
7 San Antonio 42-40
8 Oklahoma City 40-42
Dallas 38-44
Houston 37-45
Portland 37-45
Denver 36-46
Memphis 34-48
Minnesota 21-61
Utah 17-65


Team Leaders:
Points:
Drummond 19.5
Bryant 16.8
Conley 15.4

Rebounds:
Drummond 12.8
Bryant 5.2
Gibson 4.7

Assists:
Conley 6.5
Beal 4.6 (36 Games)
Papanikolaou 2.6

Steals:
Bryant 1.4
Drummond 1.3
Conley 1.2

Blocks:
Drummond 1.4
Gibson 0.7
Beal 0.4

League Leaders:
Points:
Durant OKC 28.7
Curry GSW 25.6
Harden HOU 25.0
Davis NOP 23.4
James CLE 23.1

Assists:
Rondo MIL 9.5
Walker LAL 9.1
Paul LAC 8.7
Finley BKL 7.3
Carter-Williams WAS 7.0

Rebounds:
Davis NOP 13.1
Drummond DET 12.8
McArdle SAS 11.0
Vucevic ORL 10.5
Nurkic DEN 9.6

Steals:
Finley BKL 2.9
Davis NOP 2.6
Noel PHI 2.6
Paul LAC 2.2
Reeves BOS 2.2

Blocks:
Davis NOP 2.5
Ibaka TOR 2.1
Noel PHI 1.8
Embiid PHI 1.7
McDaniels OKC 1.5

Efficiency:
Davis NOP 32.5
Curry GSW 25.9
Durant OKC 25.8
Drummond DET 24.4
Harden HOU 23.2
Finley BKL 22.9

Rookie Leaders:
Points:
Saunders DAL 14.6
Wynn MEM 14.4
Meeking MIA 14.2

Assists:
Meeking MIA 6.3
Long PHO 2.9
Saunders DAL 2.3

Rebounds:
Graves SAC 5.8
Gorman BOS 5.3
Fisher BKL 5.1

Steals:
Meeking MIA 1.5
Felton UTA 1.3
Graves SAC 0.8

Blocks:
Gorman BOS 1.3
Fisher BKL 0.4
Graves SAC 0.4

Efficiency:
Meeking MIA 14.3
Saunders DAL 12.5
Graves SAC 12.0

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Playoffs First Round vs Brooklyn
Game 1 vs BKL 114-85 (1-0) Drummond 26 pts 13 reb
Game 2 vs BKL 110-90 (2-0) Drummond 27 pts 11 reb
Game 3 @ BKL 115-98 (3-0) Drummond 22 pts 16 reb
Game 4 @ BKL 118-106 (4-0) Drummond 23 pts 15 reb

Other Series:
(8) Atlanta beats (1) Philadelphia in 6 games!
(3) Cleveland beats (6) Toronto in 5
(4) Indiana beats (5) Orlando in 7

(1). LA Clippers beat (8) San Antonio in 4
(2). New Orleans beat (7) Sacramento in 4
(6). Phoenix beat (3) Golden State in 6
(5). LA Lakers beat (4) Oklahoma City in 5


Playoff Conference Semi-Finals vs Cleveland
Game 1 vs 101-87 (1-0) Drummond 16 pts 17 reb
Game 2 vs 113-98 (2-0) Bryant 17 pts 5 ast 6 reb 4 stl
Game 3 @ 99-93 (3-0) Beal 20 pts 8 ast 7 reb
Game 4 @ 95-100 (3-1) Lebron 30 pts 5 ast 6 reb
Game 5 vs 112-107 (4-1) Beal 28 pts 5 ast 6 reb

Other Series:
(8) Atlanta beat (4) Indiana in 5
(1). LA Clippers beat (5) LA Lakers in 6
(2). New Orleans beat (6) Phoenix in 4

Playoff Conference Finals vs Atlanta
Game 1 vs 100-82 (1-0) Drummond 26 pts 27 reb 4 blk
Game 2 vs 108-85 (2-0) Drummond 22 pts 14 reb
Game 3 @ 100-89 (3-0) Drummond 23 pts 13 reb
Game 4 @ 99-108 (3-1) Clagget 27 pts 7 reb
Game 5 vs 111-102 (4-1) Drummond 24 pts 18 reb

The LA Clippers beat the Anthony Davis’ New Orleans Pelicans in 7 games to advance tot he finals for the second straight year!

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Playoffs First Round vs Brooklyn
Game 1 vs BKL 114-85 (1-0) Drummond 26 pts 13 reb
Game 2 vs BKL 110-90 (2-0) Drummond 27 pts 11 reb
Game 3 @ BKL 115-98 (3-0) Drummond 22 pts 16 reb
Game 4 @ BKL 118-106 (4-0) Drummond 23 pts 15 reb

Other Series:
(8) Atlanta beats (1) Philadelphia in 6 games!
(3) Cleveland beats (6) Toronto in 5
(4) Indiana beats (5) Orlando in 7

(1). LA Clippers beat (8) San Antonio in 4
(2). New Orleans beat (7) Sacramento in 4
(6). Phoenix beat (3) Golden State in 6
(5). LA Lakers beat (4) Oklahoma City in 5


Playoff Conference Semi-Finals vs Cleveland
Game 1 vs 101-87 (1-0) Drummond 16 pts 17 reb
Game 2 vs 113-98 (2-0) Bryant 17 pts 5 ast 6 reb 4 stl
Game 3 @ 99-93 (3-0) Beal 20 pts 8 ast 7 reb
Game 4 @ 95-100 (3-1) Lebron 30 pts 5 ast 6 reb
Game 5 vs 112-107 (4-1) Beal 28 pts 5 ast 6 reb

Other Series:
(8) Atlanta beat (4) Indiana in 5
(1). LA Clippers beat (5) LA Lakers in 6
(2). New Orleans beat (6) Phoenix in 4


Playoff Conference Finals vs Atlanta
Game 1 vs 100-82 (1-0) Drummond 26 pts 27 reb 4 blk wow
Game 2 vs 108-85 (2-0) Drummond 22 pts 14 reb
Game 3 @ 100-89 (3-0) Drummond 23 pts 13 reb
Game 4 @ 99-108 (3-1) Clagget 27 pts 7 reb
Game 5 vs 111-102 (4-1) Drummond 24 pts 18 reb

The LA Clippers beat the Anthony Davis’ New Orleans Pelicans in 7 games to advance tot he finals for the second straight year!

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Clippers Lineup:
PG Chris Paul
SG Draymond Green
SF Craig Williams
PF Blake Griffin
C DeAndre Jordan
Harrison Barnes
Rodney Hood
Zach Randolph

Game 1 @ 91-83 (1-0) Conley 25 pts 4 ast 4 reb
Game 2 @ 112-96 (2-0) Drummond 21 pts 5 ast 15 reb 6 stl
Game 3 vs 81-96 (2-1) Griffin 22 pts 6 reb
Game 4 vs 123-113 (3-1) Drummond 20 pts 13 reb
Game 5 vs 104-106 (3-2) Griffin 28 pts 11 reb
Game 6 @ 136-116 (4-2) Bryant 33 pts

Repeat Champions!!!!!

Andre Drummond wins Finals MVP with averages of 15.8 points 12 rebounds 2.5 assists 2.3 steals and a block in 6 games

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Forgot to write up the All Star Game selections

Eastern Conference Starters:
PG: Lennox Finley BKL 2nd Selection
SG: Klay Thompson MIL 2nd Selection
SF: Lebron James CLE 13th Selection
PF: Nerlens Noel PHI 2nd Selection
C: Andre Drummond DET 4th Selection

Eastern Conference Reserves:
C Craig Iacona CHI 1st Selection
SG Kimani Johnson ORL 1st Selection
SF Paul George IND 6th Selection
PG Trey Burke CHI 1st Selection
PF Jared Sullinger BOS 2nd Selection
PG Kyrie Irving CLE 4th Selection
C Nikola Vucevic ORL 3rd Selection

Western Conference Starters:
PG: Stephen Curry GSW 5th Selection
SG: James Harden HOU 4th Selection
SF: Travis Fuller DEN 1st Selection -Durant elected not to play with a minor injury
PF: Anthony Davis NOP 4th Selection
C: DeMarcus Cousins SAC 5th Selection

Western Conference Reserves:
SF Rudy Gay SAS 3rd Selection
PG Chris Paul LAC 10th Selection
C Dwight Howard HOU 11th Selection
PF Blake Griffin LAC 8th Selection
PG Damian Lillard POR 3rd Selection
SF Andrew Wiggins MIN 4th Selection
PG Kemba Walker LAL 4th Selection