http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24508504/power-tankings-detroit-pistons-tanking-on-all-cylinders
1. DETROIT PISTONS
Record: 26-47 (1-3 last week), Net Rating: -4.1 points per 100 possessions
The Detroit Pistons will not be denied unless you're denying them a victory over a team on the brink of making futility history and they'll very much take some denial to go with that loss. Because of a trade back in 2012 that swapped Ben Gordon for Corey Maggette, the Pistons owe the Charlotte Bobcats a first round pick. Because Joe Dumars is like watching Mr. Bean run an NBA team, that pick is only top 8 protected in this year's draft. Despite being within striking distance a couple weeks ago when it comes to the playoffs in the East, the Pistons have fallen like Olympus.
They've won just four of their previous 20 games with the capper coming in a 25-point loss to the same Philadelphia 76ers team that was on a 26-game losing streak. You can try to explain to me how the Pistons aren't tanking and would never do that. Or you can look at this .gif from early in the loss to the Sixers:
