When the curtain finally closes on this NBA season, the Detroit Pistons really might finish with the worst record in league history. Place your bets concerning any Detroit schadenfreude accordingly.
There is no other reasonable conclusion after watching Detroit lose to the Utah Jazz at home on Thursday night. The Jazz — who aren’t a good team to begin with — were without three starters, including leading scorer Lauri Markannen, second-leading scorer Jordan Clarkson, and starting point guard Keyonte George.
And yet they beat the Pistons by eight anyway.
After another humiliating loss, former No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham had a strange assessment of his 2-26 team. According to Yahoo Sports’ Vincent Goodwill, Cunningham professed that there was “no way” they were this bad. Oof, buddy.
That statement sounds like someone’s in denial:
Cade Cunningham: “we’re not 2-26 bad. No way.”
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) December 22, 2023
I know Cunningham is an athlete frustrated by his team’s circumstances. He probably feels that the Pistons might just be having a horrific stroke of poor luck. But man, they’ve won twice all season, and Christmas is right around the corner. More importantly, they’re on a 25-game losing streak!
I hate to break it to Cunningham, but his Pistons are indeed that bad.
Look out, 1972-1972 Philadelphia 76ers. Your record for 73 losses in a season now feels more in reach than ever.