Detroit Pistons
Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →
DET carries $108M of tracked production (13th of 30) against $125M of true cost, netting −$17.4M of surplus (5th of 30).
With −$0.8M of surplus from Jaden Ivey and −$17.4M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.
Weighted profile led by downside safety (95/100).
$108M of tracked production ranks 13th of 30 tracked teams.
$125M committed at the below-apron tier — room to operate.
−$17.4M of aggregate surplus ranks 5th of 30 tracked teams.
Blend of 58th-pct production now and 85th-pct surplus to build on.
14% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (light concentration).
0 positive-asset contracts plus open cap sheet.
DET carries $108M of tracked production (13th of 30) against $125M of true cost, netting −$17.4M of surplus (5th of 30). That profile reads retooling: an overall B-grade roster (75/100) whose defining trait is downside safety (95/100).
Jaden Ivey is the surplus engine: −$0.8M on $8.5M, 2.2 marginal wins of production.
Cade Cunningham is the drag: −$7.1M under water on $269M still owed over 5 years.
Build around Jaden Ivey
With −$0.8M of surplus from Jaden Ivey and −$17.4M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.
Strategic warning
Biggest tail risk is stagnation — a B-grade profile that doesn't add a difference-maker while the surplus holds.
This is BOW’s curated slice of Detroit Pistons’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.
AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.
| Player | Cap hit | AASV | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | $46.4M | −$7.1M | Paying a premium |
| Tobias Harris | $26.0M | −$4.2M | Paying a premium |
| Jalen Duren | $20.0M | −$2.8M | Fairly priced |
| Isaiah Stewart | $15.0M | −$1.2M | Fairly priced |
| Ausar Thompson | $9.3M | −$1.2M | Fairly priced |
| Jaden Ivey | $8.5M | −$0.8M | Fairly priced |