Detroit Pistons Receive: G Russell Westbrook, 2027 First-Round Pick (LAL), 2029 First-Round Pick (Swap – LAL)
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: F Bojan Bogdanovic, G/F Alec Buks, C Nerlens Noel
Of course, smart plans anticipate change. That’s why they have contingencies.
Suppose you’re starting a business. You obviously want it to succeed. Still, if you sink all your money into it without a plan b, you’re going to be in a lot of trouble if it fails.
NBA teams need contingency plans too. You may think you have a roster that can’t fail. At the same time, you could run into problems that you’d never even anticipated.
The Pistons surely hoped that adding Bogdanovic would make them more competitive. After all, he’s a solid veteran.
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Still, they must have entertained the possibility that he wouldn’t move the needle.
Could this have been a contingency plan all along?