Pistons deal with Lakers better positions them to fill needs for 2020 and beyond

AUBURN HILLS – Would the Pistons have pulled the trigger on the trade of Reggie Bullock if instead of being 24-29 at the moment of Thursday’s trade deadline they were 29-24? Instead of clawing for the eighth playoff spot, as they are, they’d be clawing for home-court advantage in the first round. So would they have still gone ahead and traded their best 3-point shooter when