NBA Trade Deadline: Grading how all 30 teams performed at the deadline
Detroit Pistons
Key Moves:
- Acquired Svi Mykhailiuk and a second-round draft pick from the Lakers for Reggie Bullock (per Frank Isola).
- Acquired Thon Maker from the Bucks for Stanley Johnson (per Adrian Wojnarowski).
The Detroit Pistons made two very small, somewhat sneaky trades in the week leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline. It’s going to be interesting to see how this all works out for them, but this team was not in any position to be real players on deadline day.
Their salary cap situation isn’t ideal, and they simply don’t have the assets that it takes to be real players. With that said, they did manage to add two nice pieces in Thon Maker and Svi Mykhailiuk. They are both raw players with some upside.
If this coaching staff takes the time to invest in both these players, they could be worth it in the long run. But neither of these players is necessarily ready to contribute big-time right now.
Grade: C+