As of this writing (the afternoon of December 29), the Winged Wheelers are 16-15-4 and have fallen three points out of the last Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Make it 25 straight losses for the once-proud franchise, as they lost to the 11-18 Utah Jazz on Thursday night, 119-111, at a vocal Little Caesars Arena.
Things were bad enough for Detroit pro sports, where the four teams are on a combined 25-season playoff drought. Then the last-place Pistons lost the lottery for Victor Wembanyama, instead falling all the way to the fifth pick.
This year the Pistons will have a choice of some outstanding players. But it looks like their focus will be on Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham—and it should be.
The NBA is returning soon on July 30th and sadly without the Detroit Pistons because they were not in playoff position.
While the players are now practicing at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex by Walt Disney World close to Orlando, FL...