Saddiq Bey is making the Pistons look wise after they engaged in a three-team deal to land the No. 19 pick in the draft, James Edwards of The Athletic writes. The rookie forward from Villanova was averaging 10.4 PPG and 45.7% from 3-point range entering Sunday’s action, though he needs to do a much better job finishing around the rim, Edwards notes. Bey has also display uncommon maturity and has elevated his play in crunch time, Edwards adds.
We have more from the Central Division:
- Jerami Grant has impressed fellow Pistons forward Blake Griffin with his expanded offensive role, according to Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press. Grant inked a three-year, $60MM contract in a sign-and-trade with Denver in large part because he wanted to be a go-to scorer. He’s posted back-to-back 31-point games. “I’m very impressed with his patience and his decision-making in games. He doesn’t settle,” Griffin said. “He’ll size somebody up. Seems like he can get to the hole whenever he wants and he does a great job of finishing.”
- Prior to suffering a shoulder sprain, Cavaliers guard Darius Garland was emerging as the most improved player of the NBA’s sophomore class, Garrett Brooks of Basketball Insiders opines. Garland, the No. 5 pick of the 2019 draft, is averaging 17.2 PPG and 6.3 APG and shooting 46.9% from 3-point range.
- Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been forced to improvise due to a number of injuries, especially to his backcourt, and he’s using an old-school scheme, Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes. “It’s a flashback to the 80s,” Bickerstaff said. “We try to slow the game down. We try to make it half court. We’re calling sets and running plays that literally they ran into the early’ 90s, late ’80s when they played with those bigs.”
Wolves should draft Stewart and Bey
McDaniels is not good and Bolmaro is not coming
Pistons young fellas look good!
Cavs have the best defensive rating.
Pistons are looking decent with Grant Bey Stewart and Doumbouya. But they need to get rid of Griffin and Hayes has looked rather average.
I think Cole Anthony would’ve been a much better pick for them cause he can be a better leader and director of play. He will average close to 15-5 by the end of the season and Hayes will struggle to have 10-3 as an average.
They wanted physical players, not precocious ones. Griffin, Hayes fits that. I doubt anyone wants Griffin at his salary anyway.
Do you even know what that word means?
Griffin is an example of being precocious then during out. Plus he’s not physical he’s fake.
Not to mention Anthony is actually pretty solid.
Yes I know but I don’t wish to diminish Cole Anthony, just say he’s not what was being looked for by the GM. Griffin is too old to be precocious, so I doubt if you know. Maybe it’s different in ANZ. Plus your take is off on Griffin, plus your grammar failed.
Why do you override what the relevent GM wants for what you want? Every trade plan, you list your favs. But what is realistic, given the team’s plans and who is guaranteed? Weaver wants solid & physical, like Hayes promises to be, not “pretty solid” and searches for his shot with the ball like CA. Being practical he is building around the expensive guaranteed veterans, not dreaming of being free of them. And nobody tanks anymore.
Anthony is a get buckets guy, dribbling around. I’m sure too that CA is better than the overrated Kilian Hayes, but still young.
The plans for Anthony in Orlando was to restrict his minutes until he could handle it. Well Fultz & MCW are out, so they will rely on CA, whose stats are declining. 17%3pt%.
Bey was a steal at 19. One of the most ready picks in draft. Good for him. Pistons had a good draft.
Grant is having a career yr, for him.
IMO Garland and Sexton are both PGs, scoring PGs. Both need to play. Cavs should settle on one and move the other for another position. It seems they don’t want to go with Drummond. Love is another player they can move. This yrs draft is the draft to load up for. With multiple picks you can rebuild quickly in one yr.
Garland is showing that he’s a great facilitator, he’s averaging 7 assists. Collin is the scoring point guard for sure.
I like Sexton and Garland yes they both look like point guards but it’s been only like 10 games so far and they have both had some injury and fitness issues. Let’s just see how it works out, at this stage they are only growing in value.
I don’t think it’s a bad idea to chose one or the other but I don’t think it’s a need right now.
Not to mention they have Kevin Porter Jr who looked really nice too at the end of last season, he has some off the court issues and injury issues too but those three looking intriguing.
I’d also keep Drummond for the time being, I’d try extend him actually. He’s having a solid year 18 points – 15 rebounds – 3 assists and some blocks and steals. Plus Issac Okoro he’s another great future piece.
Definitely is a great draft coming up I’d look at another forward, hopefully a strong all round forward that can shoot, pass and defend. Scottie Barnes, Zaire Williams or Jonathan Kuminga would all be nice fits
It was all about opportunity. Bey was a good player, but his play is all about there opportunity in Detroit. No matter how bad a team is, they are still going to score 85-90 points a game and those points have to go to someone.
Note to casuals: Sexton is not a PG and hast not been for at least the last two seasons. This was noted in the linked article. Quit saying they need to make up their mind who the PG is; they have.
K.Al, No thanks for that stale review. There’s move Love again.
Everyone knows Love is too expensive to be wanted, and Altman will not be attaching draft picks to facilitate. And why do you say they don’t want Drummond? It just sounds like your template review of any team. Youngsters good, oldsters should be dumped.