![]() That trade as well as receiving Bojan Bogdanovic from Utah for Kelly Olynyk and Saben Lee just goes to show the effort put in by the Pistons front office to surround their young guys with veterans and improvements in three-point spacing. Another move from New York to ultimately open up thirty million in cap space. ![]() Then, in a separate trade with the Knicks, trading Nikola Radicevic and a 2025 second-round pick for Nerlens Noel, Alec Burks, and two second-round picks (2023 & 2026). An effort from the Knicks to maximize cap space to sign Jalen Brunson. The pick originally belonged to Charlotte who got their end of the trade in a bundle of draft picks from New York. Sending over the Buck’s first-round pick, for Kemba Walker and the rights to the 13th pick, Jalen Duren. As well as the oh-so-confusing Jalen Duren draft night trade. The Jerami Grant trade to Portland for the draft rights to Gabriele Procida, Milwaukee’s 2025 first-round draft pick, and two second-round picks. The Pistons made two headlining trades before and during the 2022 NBA Draft. Let’s take a quick look into where the Detroit Pistons stand going into the 2022 pre-season. Having a team rebuild for massive amounts of draft capital is common, but doing so while also compiling one of the Eastern Conference’s most well-rounded young core is far from what NBA fans expected. Finishing the 2021-2022 season with a 23-59 record, Piston’s General Manager, Troy Weaver knew he had to act fast to set up his promising team for success this off-season. Boasting a front court of Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey, it’s no question this team has potential. Which one of these recently departed Pistons will you miss the most? Who do you hope replaces Luka Garza as “Guy the LCA faithful yell at Dwane to put in for the final minutes of a blowout”? What was Carsen Edwards’ signature moment as a Detroit Piston? Sound off in the comments below.Motor-City basketball has one of the highest upsides currently in the league. ![]() With that in mind, I’d expect to see the Pistons target one or two more wing-sized players who can shoot (and maybe not do much else got to preserve the tank somehow) has anyone seen Tony Snell recently? A reasonable number of centers (somehow).Too many point guards (even if Kemba isn’t going to stay long).On DBB, we’ve already talked about potential free agent signings, but looking at those 12 roster spots, a few things jump out. Barring any trades, the Pistons can fill out the rest of the roster with two or three free agency signings. Jackson’s shooting potential combined with his athleticism made him an intriguing find by Troy Weaver (remember, Jackson initially came in on a two-way contract), but with the Pistons still in need of actualized floor spacing instead of potential floor spacing, it makes sense that Frank will be replaced on the roster by a Gary Harris or a Malik Monk in time.īy my unofficial count, this means the Pistons have 12 roster spots filled (Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Saben Lee, Cory Joseph, Kemba Walker, Jaden Ivey, Hamidou Diallo, Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Livers, Isaiah Stewart, Jalen Duren, Kelly Olynyk) with Marvin Bagley III waiting for 6:01 pm Thursday to join the roster, Buddy Boeheim and Braxton Key in Two-Way Limbo, and Kemba Walker consulting with his tax guy about how much he can afford to not give back on a buyout. The player Detroit will miss the most, of course, is Frank Jackson, the shooting guard who never quite recovered the shooting stroke he found in 2020-21. There had been previous reports of Frank Jackson’s team option being less likely to be picked up, I forgive you if you forgot that Carsen Edwards even had a second year on his contract with the Pistons, and Luka Garza gave roughly exactly what you expect the 52nd overall pick in a given draft to give you. None of these moves should come as a big surprise to Pistons fans. Sources: The Pistons will not pick up the team options of Frank Jackson, Luka Garza and Carsen Edwards.Īdditionally, Detroit's two two-way guys are Braxton Key and Buddy Boeheim, so Jamorko Pickett no longer holds one of those spots.- James Edwards III June 28, 2022
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