The Detroit Pistons were one of the stories of the league last season, but can they avoid the same fate as a similar Toronto Raptors team from recent memory? In Episode 1937, Sean Woodley is joined by Ku Khahil (Locked On Pistons) to talk about how the Pistons and Raptors stack up in the wide open middle pack in the Eastern Conference. Off the top, they chat about how what factors in addition to Cade Cunningham's leap made the Pistons so much better than expected last year, and whether they'll be able to replicate that success. Is there any way to replicate the historic shooting season Malik Beasley just had? Next, they chat about whether there's any risk of the Pistons following a similar path as the 2021-22 Raptors, who were a surprise darling team only to regress extremely the following season. Lastly, they try and size up where each of the Raptors and Pistons might land in the Eastern Conference's middle class of teams. 

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