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<blockquote data-quote="Lugnutz" data-source="post: 5330834" data-attributes="member: 603567"><p>Either way the Pistons set themselves up for the future with this trade.&nbsp; I don&#039;t expect you to think critically, but I&#039;ll try to spell it out for you.&nbsp; The Pistons window of opportunity is closing.&nbsp; Billups, McDyess, Rasheed, and Hamilton are all 30 and over.&nbsp; Prince is 28 and has played a lot of games.&nbsp; This is a team on the verge of rebuilding.&nbsp; Stuckey is a young player who has shown the ability to be the starting PG.&nbsp; This move was done for Stuckey.&nbsp; Billups had 3 years left on his contract.&nbsp; Bringing in Iverson clears up 20 million in cap space, plus Rasheed&#039;s 12 million, and gives Stuckey one more year to develop and the Pistons remain competitive.&nbsp; The Pistons rebuild and don&#039;t even miss the playoffs.&nbsp; It&#039;s unlikely they will make it to a 7th straight ECF, but I doubt they would&#039;ve with Billups.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Lugnutz, post: 5330834, member: 603567"] Either way the Pistons set themselves up for the future with this trade. I don't expect you to think critically, but I'll try to spell it out for you. The Pistons window of opportunity is closing. Billups, McDyess, Rasheed, and Hamilton are all 30 and over. Prince is 28 and has played a lot of games. This is a team on the verge of rebuilding. Stuckey is a young player who has shown the ability to be the starting PG. This move was done for Stuckey. Billups had 3 years left on his contract. Bringing in Iverson clears up 20 million in cap space, plus Rasheed's 12 million, and gives Stuckey one more year to develop and the Pistons remain competitive. The Pistons rebuild and don't even miss the playoffs. It's unlikely they will make it to a 7th straight ECF, but I doubt they would've with Billups. [/QUOTE]

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