B/R AM: 25. Straight. Ls.
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If the Pistons were ever going to win a game, it would have been last night.
(They didn't.)
Despite actually being favored, Detroit lost its 25th game in a row to the shorthanded Jazz.
- The Pistons are now one L from tying the all-time one-season record
- Their immediate schedule: The 13-14 Nets twice, then the 21-6 Celtics
Basically, it's going to take a sizable upset to avoid tying/breaking the record/winning any game at any point.
The saddest part: Detroit entered the season hoping to win some games.
- They have 8 top-12 picks from the last six drafts, including Cade Cunningham (2021 No. 1)
- They paid Monty Williams the highest HC salary ever at the time this offseason (6 years/$85M)
ROI so far: $42.5M per win
FRIDAY'S HEADLINES
GUESS THE NBA PLAYER
CLUE 1: Most points scored on Christmas, all-time
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🏀 NBA Friday
- Raptors at 76ers (7 PM ET)
- Nuggets at Nets (NBA TV, 7:30 PM ET)
- Hawks at Heat (8 PM ET)
- Mavs at Rockets (8 PM ET)
- Wizards at Warriors (ESPN, 10 PM ET)
- Suns at Kings (10 PM ET)
🏈 Gasparilla Bowl
- UCF vs. Duke (ESPN, 6:30 PM ET)
ONE LAST THING
Between Shohei Ohtani and now Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers have already committed $1.025B to two players this offseason. Other usual big-spenders like the Yankees and Red Sox have spent $1M combined.
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