As the Detroit Pistons continue to navigate a COVID-19 outbreak, the team signed former Wisconsin big man Micah Potter to a 10-day contract on Wednesday.
In 11 G League games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce this season, Potter is averaging 14.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and knocking down 37.8% of his 3.4 3-point attempts per game. He spent the first two years of his collegiate career with Ohio State before transferring to Wisconsin in 2018. Potter went undrafted in 2021.
At 6 feet 10, Potter gives the Pistons some needed size as they await the return of Isaiah Stewart (health and safety protocols) and Kelly Olynyk (left knee sprain).
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The Pistons signed Potter using the NBA’s COVID-related hardship exception. They currently have eight players — Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Stewart, Saben Lee, Trey Lyles, Cory Joseph, Josh Jackson and Rodney McGruder — in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. To fortify their roster, they’ve signed seven G League players to 10-day contracts within the last week.
The list of players on 10-day deals includes five Motor City Cruisers — Cheick Diallo, Derrick Walton Jr., Cassius Stanley, Deividas Sirvydis and Trayvon Palmer — as well as Justin Robinson and Potter.
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