Call him Trader Troy or the Dream Weaver or any one of those creative nicknames that those in social media routinely come up with. Pistons general manager Troy Weaver isn’t one for standing pat with a roster, especially when he sees an opportunity to improve it. The Pistons, coming off a miserable 23-59 season, have
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Jaden Hardy, a Detroit native and former five-star basketball prospect, is projected to be a first-round pick in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. He’s had an atypical road in getting there, though. Hardy, a 6-foot-4 guard, had offers from several elite college programs by the time he was a senior in 2021. From Michigan to Kentucky
Aside from who the Detroit Pistons will select in Thursday’s NBA Draft, the biggest thing on the minds of most has been the future of Jerami Grant. Well, the day we’ve all been waiting for has arrived as the Pistons dealt the forward to the Portland Trail Blazers for a package that, well, has received
The universal reaction to the Detroit Pistons finally trading Jerami Grant seems to be “That’s it? That’s all you got?” Understandable considering Grant was Troy Weaver’s first major signing and was reportedly being shopped for multiple first-round picks. The floor of his value seemed to be the late teens. Instead, he was traded for a
The Portland Trail Blazers acquired Pistons forward Jerami Grant the day before the 2022 NBA Draft, and didn’t give up much in immediate assets. Grant has flourished in his time with the Pistons, in part due to the saying, “Well, someone has to score.” But Grant is a capable wing, and has been on the
The Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night traded Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 2025 first-round draft pick and additional second-round picks, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News. The Pistons also acquired the Blazers’ second-round pick (No. 36 overall) Thursday, as well as second-round picks in 2025 and 2026. The trade
The 2022 NBA draft, at last, is Thursday. You likely know the drill by now — the Detroit Pistons have the fifth overall pick and feel good about their odds of landing an impact player. Mock drafts are more art than science, and there will always be surprises on draft night. The Pistons could go in
There is strength in numbers. But there’s also chaos, which is why Thursday’s NBA draft offers so much intrigue. Six teams own multiple first-round picks, Houston and San Antonio — each has three — and Oklahoma City has stockpiled a whopping 19 first-rounders over the next seven years. So a night that already promised some surprises should
The Detroit Pistons have traded forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2025 first-round pick via the Milwaukee Bucks, a league source confirmed to the Free Press. The Pistons are sending Grant into a $21 million trade exception, which leaves Detroit with approximately $43 million of cap space this summer. FINAL MOCK
The Detroit Pistons traded Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, but not for the Blazers’ 7th overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Instead, they received a 2025 pick from Milwaukee. They also move up from 46 to 36 in Thursday’s second round by swapping picks with Portland as well as receiving a
The Detroit Pistons have traded forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2025 first-round pick via Milwaukee, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pistons are sending Grant into a $21 million trade exception, which leaves Detroit with approximately $43 million of cap space this summer, according to Wojnarowski. FINAL MOCK DRAFT: Pistons
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