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.
