The commercial season could heat up in Detroit.
On Tuesday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Pistons defender Derrick Rose is getting interest from the Clippers and Knicks. Nothing seems imminent, but teams are snorting about the availability of the former MVP, who is in the final year of his contract.
To find out what a commercial package might look like, the Athletic writers who covered the Pistons (James L. Edwards III), Knicks (Mike Vorkunov) and Clippers (Law Murray) discussed possible deals. Each writer acted as the decision maker of the respective teams they cover. In real life, the teams are led by Troy Weaver (CEO of Detroit), Leon Rose (president of New York basketball operations) and Lawrence Frank (president of basketball operations of Los Angeles).
The (fictional) Pistons are already ready to launch the (fictional) launches.
Pistons (Edwards): You want Derrick Rose, eh? Hit me with the best …