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Pistons get Dennis Smith Jr., 2nd-round pick in Derrick Rose trade: Here’s what it means
Breaking down the Pistons’ Derrick Rose trade to the Knicks, which brings back Dennis Smith Jr. and a 2021 second-round pick. Filmed Feb. 8, 2021.
Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press
Detroit Pistons (5-18) vs. Brooklyn Nets (14-11)
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Where: Little Caesars Arena.
TV: Fox Sports Detroit.
Radio: WWJ-AM 950 (Pistons radio affiliates).
Game notes: The Pistons are back home after an 0-4 Western road trip. Newly acquired Dennis Smith Jr. is still in quarantine and won’t be on the bench. … The Nets have lost two in a row. Kevin Durant is out (health and safety protocols), but the Nets still have James Harden and Kyrie Irving. They also employ former Pistons guard Bruce Brown, who’s averaging 6.3 points (shooting 58.2% overall, 4 of 19 from 3) and 4.3 rebounds over 18 minutes per game in 21 appearances (nine starts).
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