Sometimes, all you can do is waive the white flag. Nobody likes to give up. NBA teams often face the same dilemma.

On the other hand, sometimes you only have two options: either submit or suffer unspeakable pain.

They may enter a given NBA season with high expectations, but at a certain point, it becomes apparent that they aren’t going to meet them.

For example, look at the Detroit Pistons. When they acquired Bojan Bogdanovic this summer, it felt like they intended on taking a step forward.

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At 3-12, that’s looking increasingly unrealistic. It may be time for this franchise to call it quits on 2022-23.

If they decide to do so, here’s a deal that sends Saddiq Bey to the Dallas Mavericks.