NBA: Top 5 most overrated teams entering 2013-14

This NBA season has seen numerous changes this offseason, some so fitting that they left us wondering as to why that move didn’t happen before and others were mindbogglingly stupid. While that’s common to every offseason, this particular offseason seems to have resulted in an inexplicable belief: Around 10 teams are contending for the title.

Ok, hold it.

We know that the Miami Heat are a cut above everybody else. Let’s call them tier one. Then you’ve got the next bunch. The real title contenders: Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers etc. Call them tier two. Anybody below this isn’t a title contender! There’s not more than 5 legitimate contenders this season.

In this article, we take a look at such overrated teams. Some aren’t title contenders, but in any case, are overrated.

5. Detroit Pistons

The Pistons are a pretty interesting team to look at. They recently signed Josh Smith and traded Brandon Knight for Brandon Jennings. Then they’ve got Chauncey Billups and Andre Drummond (who’s one of the most exciting young talents in the league). They’ve got a decent supporting cast in Charlie Villanueva, Rodney Stuckey and Will Bynum.

Pretty good team right? Yes. Will they improve leaps and bounds compared to last season? Eh, Probably not.

Detroit has tons of talent, but little of it fits together. Jennings is a ball-dominant guard who can’t score efficiently, and while he regularly makes it to the highlight reel, he’s not what you would call a winning player.

Plus, there’s just not enough shooters on this team to space the floor for Detroit’s frontcourt trio of Smith, Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond. None of those guys can do anything outside of the restricted area, and since the Pistons can’t space the floor, there’s no reason for defenses to do anything but pack the paint.

Maybe, next year, they’ll be able to make a significant playoff run. But for now, they’re grossly overrated.