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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

Mar 13, 2021 — Troy Weaver

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Hamidou Diallo. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

DET on 2021-03-13: the governed pre-decision team-need layer did not support a target-fit conclusion. 3 player(s) were publicly on the market, but none had a source linking this team to them. 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 unavailable3 candidates — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Victor Oladipocap charge $21.0M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Withheld Team-need evidence unavailable
Observed functions
passing · creation · 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
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Victor Oladipo: Victor Oladipo was on the public trade market, but no source linked DET to him. The team-need comparison was not supported. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $21,000,000 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $21.0MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $20.9MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $16.0MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $16.7M

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: 1.2 per 100 (O 0.3 / D 0.9) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Hamidou DialloAcquired in the completed transactioncap charge $1.66M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Withheld Team-need evidence unavailable
Observed functions
event creation · rebounding · interior finishing
Strength overlap
No major overlap with an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Completed package observed: 1 player(s) + $1.66M
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?

Hamidou Diallo: Hamidou Diallo was on the public trade market, but no source linked DET to him. 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: $1.66MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $1.56MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $894KTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $1.25M

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: -0.1 per 100 (O -0.8 / D 0.7) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Mfiondu Kabengele
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Withheld Team-need evidence unavailable
Observed functions
shooting · rim protection · interior finishing
Strength overlap
No major overlap with an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Withheld Candidate cap charge unresolved
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Mfiondu Kabengele: Mfiondu Kabengele was on the public trade market, but no source linked DET to him. The team-need comparison was not supported. The candidate salary route was not reliable enough to screen. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (Not applicable)

prior-season impact context: -0.1 per 100 (O 0.0 / D -0.1) — 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.