Dan is joined by Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) from Detroit Bad Boys for a deeeeep dive into the 2022-23 Detroit Pistons. They discuss Cade Cunningham’s next step, his fit with Jaden Ivey, expectations for Killian Hayes and Jalen Duren, the team’s rotation, Marvin Bagley III’s future, win-loss predictions and MUUUUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:30 – INTRO
4:15 – Offseason impressions
7:41 – Bojan Bogdanovic’s fit
11:00 – Cade Cunningham’ development
17:16 – Rookie year expectations for Jaden Ivey/His fit with Cade Cunningham
27:49 – Isaiah Stewart playing beside other bigs
35:06 – Rookie year expectations for Jalen Duren/His fit next to Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey
38:58 – The trajectory of Killian Hayes
46:03 – How will Marvin Bagley III get used on this team?/How important is he?
51:16 – WHAT IS SADDIQ BEY?!?
56:54 – Nerlens Noel, Alec Burks, Cory Joseph
58:47 – Will Isaiah Livers have a consistent role?
1:00:05 – Is this team ripe for a midseason move?
1:01:17 – Building the 10-man rotation
1:02:51 – Go-to crunch-time unit
1:03:40 – Weirdo Lineups we want to see
1:04:00 – Over/under predictions, Where do the Pistons place in the East?
1:08:22 – Final thoughts, Does Hamidou Diallo fit into the rotation?, Cade Cunningham is God

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