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Detroit's refusal to add help around its star guard cost the top seed in a playoff elimination.
The Pistons' season ended in a Game 7 loss at home, culminating weeks of roster decisions that left Cade Cunningham without significant reinforcement. Cunningham, 24, averaged 23.9 points, 9.9 assists, and 5.5 rebounds over the regular season while playing 33.9 minutes per game across 64 starts. Detroit made no major deadline acquisitions to bolster its supporting cast.
The loss marks the cost of Detroit's approach heading into the stretch: the top seed failed to advance, leaving questions about whether the organization's threshold for roster investment matched its early-season standing.
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