The Pistons took a risk and changed the NBA forever

The 2004 Pistons were in a pickle: They wanted to win in 2004, but they didn't want to hurt their chances of winning past 2004. GM Joe Dumars had a lot of options available to adjust the team midseason, but he had to find one that would please his impatient coach, Larry Brown, *and* preserve cap space to keep the team afloat in the years to come. In the end, he went all in on the now. He went for Rasheed Wallace. It paid off, but not without some long-term effects. Written and produced by Seth Rosenthal Directed and edited by Jiazhen Zhang Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Nbabae Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/secretbase Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/secretbase.bsky.social Follow us on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@secretbasesbn? Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/9pMHRV Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/NvpZFF Explore SB Nation: http://www.sbnation.com