Recreating the 2004 Pistons in 2024

[iamgine]

Jamal Murray
Desmond Bane
Jalen Johnson
Lauri Markannen
Bam Adebayo

I think this would be about the strength of the Pistons starters back then. Obviously you can't create it with the same defensive identity because the game is just different today but how do you think this group would do? Are they championship material?

[highwhey]

man i haven't really watched a whole lot of lauri or jalen play recently, but i know for sure they aren't no tayshaun prince on defense. he was a lockdown defender.

[SouBeachTalents]

Jrue
Hield
Herb Jones
Portis
Toody

[GimmeThat]

Tyrese Haliburton
Malcolm Brogdon
Scottie Barnes/Pascal Siakam
Brandon Ingram
Clint Capela

[Carbine]

Derrick White
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Jaren Jackson Jr
Roody (if he didn't get exposed in the playoffs)

[NBAGOAT]

Rudy
OG Anunoby
Jaden McDaniels
CJ McCollum
Fred Vanvleet.

Expensive team in 2024 but lack of star creators stands out. Defense will be great but not winning a title imo

[Neal Romer]

Conley
Caruso
Batum
JJJ
Doody

[90sgoat]

Brunson - Billups
Demar - Rip
Dort - Tayshawn Prince
Naz Reid - Sheed
Bam - Big Ben

[Reggie43]

Pistons offense was built around Rip. I wonder which offball player could replicate that today?

[Neal Romer]

Pistons offense was built around Rip. I wonder which offball player could replicate that today?

SGA?

[90sgoat]

SGA?

I originally wanted to put SGA on my team, but Shai really isn't an off ball player and if I picked Brunson for Chip it would be unbalanced.

The closest, as boring as it may be, Demar Derozan.

[Wally450]

Jrue
Hield
Herb Jones
Portis
Toody

I actually like the Jrue/Chauncey comparison.

[tpols]

There's no frontcouŕt available today that could replicate the meanness and physical ability of the Wallace Brothers.

But on the flipside, you don't have to guard Ben at all, and they weren't used to guarding the 3pt line so heavy. Just gooning in the paint.

[ImKobe]

It's basically the T-Wolves but replace KAT with Draymond. Spacing would go to shit but the '04 Pistons weren't any better.

[Manny98]

Jrue - Chauncey
Middleton - Hamilton
Herb - Prince
Horford - Sheed
Duren - Wallace