Those people are wrong. This team went from 4th in the conference to out of the playoffs. They were dropping fast with Reggie out. He still won't be back for another 3 or 4 weeks. Tobias has been playing like trash since Reggie went out and Avery has struggled since December. At this point, the Pistons had nothing to lose really. And...they got the best player in of the deal.

I agree it's kind of a panic move, but it won't make them any worse than they already are.