Central Notes: Pistons, Oubre, B. Smith, Cavaliers

The Pistons weren’t willing to pay the price it would have taken to acquire a star player like Kevin Durant or Kawhi Leonard this offseason, but that doesn’t mean it was quiet offseason for the team, writes Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press (subscription required).
Examining summer additions like John Collins, Isaiah Joe, and Ebuka Okorie, Sankofa considers whether Detroit did enough to continue to thrive in what should be an increasingly competitive Eastern Conference or wh