The Thunder are trading guard Hamidou Diallo to the Pistons for swingman Svi Mykhailiuk and a 2027 second-round pick, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets.
The future pick was acquired by Detroit from Houston in the Christian Wood sign-and-trade. Diallo will be a restricted free agent with his current qualifying offer approximately $2.1MM.
However, the Pistons didn’t acquire Diallo to let him go in free agency. They view him as a core piece, Wojnarowski reports in a separate tweet. Luguentz Dort‘s emergence made Diallo expendable.
Mykhailiuk will also be a restricted free agent this summer. Currently, his QO is the same as Diallo’s.
The swap was executed by OKC GM Sam Presti and his former assistant Troy Weaver, who was hired by Detroit last year as its GM.
A second-round pick in 2018, Diallo has enjoyed a breakout season in his third NBA year with the Thunder. Diallo, 22, is averaging 11.9 PPG, 5.2 RPG and 2.4 APG in 23.8 MPG. He’s a subpar 3-point shooter (career 26.2%) and free throw shooter (62.9%). The 6’5” Diallo has a 7-foot wingspan and extremely athletic, Omari Sankofa III of the Detroit Free Press tweets.
He’s currently sidelined by right groin soreness and hasn’t played since February 24.
Mykhailiuk, who began his career with the Lakers three seasons ago, has a different skill set. He’s a career 36.9% 3-point shooter and has knocked down 11 in Detroit’s last three games. He dished out a career-high eight assists in a loss to Charlotte on Thursday.
Overall, the 23-year-old Mykhailiuk is averaging 6.9 PPG, 2.1 RPG and 1.6 APG in 17.6 MPG over 36 games this season.