Pistons Roll Out Chaotic Starting Five Against Sixers
Underdog NBA reported the lineup alert: 'Pistons list starters as Cunningham, Robinson, Thompson, Collins, Reed on Wednesday.'
The Detroit Pistons are rolling out a starting five that looks like a 2K auto-generated lineup after you accidentally sim past the trade deadline.
According to Underdog NBA, Detroit is officially starting Cade Cunningham, Jerome Robinson, Ausar Thompson, John Collins, and Paul Reed on Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers.
If you had Jerome Robinson starting alongside Paul Reed on your November bingo card, you need to be investigated by the SEC. Robinson has spent most of his recent career fighting for deep rotation minutes, and now he is suddenly riding shotgun with a franchise point guard.
The craziest part is that Detroit is actually a wagon right now. They are sitting at 6-1 with the best defensive rating in the entire league at 102.4. They just nuked the Charlotte Hornets 124-91, and now they are throwing this chaotic jumbo lineup at Philadelphia in a battle for the top of the East.
For anyone holding Cade Cunningham props, this lineup is a massive green light. He is already averaging 23.7 points and 7.1 assists, and with this group, he is going to have the ball in his hands until the leather wears off. The spacing might be a little cramped with Thompson and Reed clogging the paint, but the sheer athleticism and rebounding should be an absolute nightmare for the Sixers to deal with.
We will see if this group can run Philly out of the gym or if the half-court offense turns into a rock fight. Either way, Detroit basketball is officially interesting again, which might be the wildest plot twist of the young season.