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The Detroit Pistons went 20-46 this season as one of the most disappointing teams in the league.

Maybe it won't hurt to give a 35-year-old rapper a tryout.

On Monday, the Pistons tweeted J. Cole should "hit us up for that tryout":

The tweet comes after Master P told that J. Cole is training to be an of Billboard noted, Master P signed contracts with the NBA player and is serious about the pursuit. As Mitchell Peters Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors in the 1990s and knows what it takes to reach such a level much better than most in the music business.

Master P and J. Cole also combined for a Puma commercial recently that seems to suggest the latter is looking to make the NBA:

J. Cole even wrote an essay for The Players' Tribune explaining that he gave up an opportunity to play for St. John's to become a rap star.

The Pistons might give him a chance to follow his basketball dreams once again.

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