Detroit doesn't have to sell off all the veterans and some of their young guys and start completely over. Not yet anyway. It merely needs to construct a more coherent roster and rotation. Bojan Bogdanović's recent return helps the cause. Cade Cunningham was already finding his groove again, and the floor is about to open up even more.

Reeling in Hayward is an extension of #MoreSpacing and allows the Pistons to stop pretending Isaiah Stewart is a stretch 4. His three-point volume and efficiency have dipped, but a fully healthy Detroit squad won't need him to ferry as much on-ball work. He amounts to both another half-court creator and an accessory threat. (He's shooting over 37 percent on spot-up triples.)

Shipping out Killian Hayes also diminishes the number of guards head coach Monty Williams can play in front of Jaden Ivey. It's pretty ridiculous we've ended up here, but whatever.

Grabbing a flyer on Hayes' defense ahead of restricted free agency is a worthwhile investment, and the included second-rounder is guaranteed to land in the early 30s. Harris is currently out with a shoulder issue, and it seems his scintillating-shooter days are behind him. But he comes off the books after this season and is, at worst, break-in-case-of-emergency outside volume when healthy.