JULY 7, 5:23pm: Buycks has officially been waived, tweets Rod Beard of The Detroit News.
JULY 5, 7:39pm: The Pistons will waive backup point guard Dwight Buycks, Michael Scotto of The Athletic reports. The 29-year-old averaged 7.4 points and 2.0 assists per game off the bench for Detroit in 2017/18.
Had he remained on the roster through September 1, his minimum deal for 2018/19 would have become guaranteed.
While Buycks battled for key reserve minutes behind de facto starter Ish Smith last season, the return of a healthy Reggie Jackson bumped him further down the team’s depth chart.
With Buycks out of the picture, the Pistons will rely on Jackson and Smith, with recently signed veteran Jose Calderon available for spot minutes.
As for Buycks, who had been out of the NBA since 2014/15 prior to catching on in Detroit, it’s back to the open market.
With smith out of the picture they will rely on jackson and smith?
With Buycks out of the picture, they will like Calderon after Jackson gets injured.