After securing the No. 1 pick in the 2021 draft and selecting talented guard Cade Cunningham, the Pistons are hoping to have similar lottery luck this year. Detroit’s landing spot in Tuesday’s draft lottery could help add some clarity to the team’s decision on the long-term future of veteran forward Jerami Grant, writes Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press.
The Pistons could opt this offseason to extend Grant, whose deal with the club expires in 2023 after he earns $21MM next season. Should the Pistons find a suitable young replacement candidate in the draft, the team may opt to move on from the 28-year-old forward.
During his second season with the Pistons, Grant missed 35 games with a left calf strain. In his 47 healthy contests, he averaged 19.2 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.4 APG and 1.0 BPG, with shooting splits of .426/.358/.838.
There’s more out of the Central Division:
- The Pistons will have a variety of players to choose from wherever they land within the NBA lottery, writes James Edwards of The Athletic. Edwards takes a look at a handful of mock draft scenarios for Detroit depending on just where that selection ends up. Edwards notes that Purdue guard Jaden Ivey could rocket up the draft board for several clubs, and may be an intriguing top-four candidate for Detroit.
- The lottery-bound Pacers held their first pre-draft workout of the 2022 offseason Friday at the St. Vincent Center with six young prospects. Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files offers a breakdown of the day, including intriguing tidbits on draft hopefuls Josh Minott, a 6’8″ guard out of Memphis, and Hyunjung Lee, a 6’7″ guard out of Davidson.
- New Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hopes to stick around in Indiana for the long haul, writes Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files. “I want to be here and I want to be part of it,” the 22-year-old said of his future with the franchise. Agness notes that Haliburton has remained in Indiana, working out consistently, since the team’s season came to an official close. He sat courtside to watch the Indiana Fever defeat the Minnesota Lynx 82-76 earlier this week. The 6’5″ guard averaged 17.5 PPG, 9.6 APG, 4.3 RPG, and 1.8 SPG in his 26 games with Indiana after being dealt by the Kings.
I like this trade rumors more
How aggressive do Pacers and Hornets pursue Westbrook?
Westbrook for Brogdon and Hield
Westbrook for Hayward and Rozier
Do Pistons pursue Westbrook？
I don’t think anyone is pursuing Westbrook as badly as the lakers are trying to offload him.
The best deal for both teams would be
Pistons get Westbrook and 2027 top-5 protected a first
Lakers get Grant and Kelly O
Pistons wouldn’t touch Westbrook with a 10 foot pole.
Westbrook is a huge negative asset. Not sure if people realize that.
Teams that want to off load future bad salary will 100% want to pursue westbrook. Open up cap space next summer
I think Tyrese Halliburton if he continues as he is, which I don’t see why he won’t, will go down as the Pacers best ever point guard.
Kid is just that talented, really smart, seems really loyal even to little market teams.
Pacers should be active pursuing Ben Simmons.
Tyrese Buddy Ben Myles, that’s a solid little team. Great defence and good threat point shooting around Ben.
They can give up Brogdan, Duarte, picks but don’t give up to much.
He’s just someone I think would fit in well with what they have and is really talented but with a low value currently
If Jerami Grant is a fourth option on a team it is a contender, if you are counting on him for more than that you are lottery bound.
As a Pacer can I’d rather have Gene Simmons than Ben Simmons and I really don’t like Kiss.