The Pistons are dead last on DraftKings’ futures board at +50000 odds to win the 2023-24 NBA championship. The outlook for next season is grim, according to bookmakers and bettors. But that’s precisely the reason the Pistons hired Williams.<\/p>\n
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Williams is tasked with elevating the Pistons into a playoff-caliber team after multiple seasons as a bottom-feeder, and maybe — just maybe — winning a championship at some point this decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Pistons added three prospects through the draft in the last two seasons. That trio of lottery picks includes former #1 pick Cade Cunningham from the 2021 NBA Draft, guard Jaden Ivey, and center Jalen Duren.<\/p>\n
The Pistons also added center James Wiseman, the #2 pick from the 2020 NBA Draft, in a trade last season with the Golden State Warriors. Power forward Marvin Bagley III logged five seasons in the NBA, and the #2 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft is only 24 years old.<\/p>\n
The Pistons won the NBA championship on three occasions, including back-to-back victories with the Bad Boy Pistons at the end of the 1980s. After losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1988 NBA Finals, the Pistons finally beat the Lakers in the 1989 NBA Finals. They added a second-straight title with a victory against the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1990 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n
The Pistons last won a title in the 2003-04 season. They advanced to the NBA Finals in 2005, but failed to repeat when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe original Pistons were located in Fort Wayne, Ind., where they advanced to the NBA Finals twice in the mid-1950s without ever winning a title. They were the runner-up in the 1954-55 and 1955-56 seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Monty Williams has agreed to coach the Detroit Pistons, inking a six-year contract that’s worth $78.5 million. Williams will become the NBA’s highest-paid coach, even though he’s never won a championship. Williams guided the Phoenix Suns to a berth in the 2021 NBA Finals where they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pistons missed the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":275624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83079,1074],"tags":[83266,86325,81033,82906],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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