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Which players deserved investigation for the Detroit Pistons’ problems in 2020-21?

Nov 18, 2020Nov 22, 2020Mar 13, 2021Mar 25, 2021

Nov 18, 2020 — Troy Weaver

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Tony Bradley. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

DET on 2020-11-18: the governed pre-decision team-need layer did not support a target-fit conclusion. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

Team-need evidence unavailable1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
James Hardencap charge $41.3M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Withheld Team-need evidence unavailable
Observed functions
creation · passing · event creation
Strength overlap
No major overlap with an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not DET. The team-need comparison was not supported. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $41.3MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $41.2MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $32.9MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $32.9M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.

Nov 18, 2020 — Troy Weaver

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Saben Lee. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

DET on 2020-11-18: the governed pre-decision team-need layer did not support a target-fit conclusion. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

Team-need evidence unavailable1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
James Hardencap charge $41.3M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Withheld Team-need evidence unavailable
Observed functions
creation · passing · event creation
Strength overlap
No major overlap with an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not DET. The team-need comparison was not supported. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $41.3MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $41.2MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $32.9MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $32.9M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.