April 2020 Detroit Pistons Wiretap

Pistons Waive Zhaire Smith

Nov 30, 2020 5:04 PM

The Detroit Pistons have waived Zhaire Smith.

The Philadelphia 76ers traded Smith to the Pistons this offseason for Tony Bradley.

Smith was the 16th overall pick by the 76ers in 2018, but he has played sparingly following a foot fracture and a severe allergic reaction to sesame. 

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Pistons Called Wizards To Discuss Blake Griffin For John Wall Trade

Nov 25, 2020 8:08 AM

The Detroit Pistons made "an exploratory call" to the Washington Wizards in recent weeks to discuss a potential trade of Blake Griffin for John Wall, sources tell Zach Lowe of ESPN.

Those talks didn't go anywhere and Detroit's level of interest is unclear. The Pistons continue to value Griffin.

Tommy Sheppard of the Wizards maintained this week that they don't have interest in trading Wall.

Wall is signed for one more season than Griffin, suggesting the Pistons would likely ask for draft assets in any trade.

Wall has also been linked with a trade to the Houston Rockets for Russell Westbrook.

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Wayne Ellington Agrees To One-Year, $2.6M Deal With Pistons

Nov 24, 2020 7:28 PM

Wayne Ellington has agreed to sign a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Detroit Pistons.

Ellington spent last season with the New York Knicks. Ellington finished the 18-19 season with the Pistons.

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Langston Galloway Agrees To Deal With Suns

Nov 23, 2020 7:18 PM

Langston Galloway has agreed to a contract with the Phoenix Suns.

Galloway signed a three-year, $21 million deal with the Detroit Pistons in 2017.

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Nuggets Acquire $9.5M Traded Player Exception In Jerami Grant Deal With Pistons

Nov 22, 2020 10:29 PM

The Denver Nuggets acquired a $9.5 million trade exception from the Detroit Pistons as part of a Jerami Grant sign-and-trade. The TPE is less than Grant's salary because of Base Year Compensation. 

The Pistons acquired the draft rights to Nikola Radicevic.

Denver also received cash considerations. The Nuggets will have the exception next offseason.

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Sixers Trade Zhaire Smith To Pistons For Tony Bradley

Nov 22, 2020 4:27 PM

The Philadelphia 76ers are trading Zhaire Smith to the Detroit Pistons for Tony Bradley, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Smith has played 13 games over two seasons with the Sixers.

Bradley averaged 4.9 points and 4.6 rebounds last season. 

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Pistons To Waive And Stretch Dewayne Dedmon

Nov 20, 2020 10:29 PM

The Detroit Pistons will waive and stretch Dewayne Dedmon in order to create cap space to sign their targeted free agents.

Dedmon will become a free agent once he clears waivers.

The Pistons have reached agreements on the opening night of free agency with Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee and Jahill Okafor.

This is the first offseason since the Pistons hired Troy Weaver.

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Christian Wood Agrees To Three-Year, $41M Deal With Rockets

Nov 20, 2020 10:17 PM

Christian Wood has agreed to a three-year, $41 million deal with the Houston Rockets. The deal is expected to be consummated via sign-and-trade.

A previous report indicated Wood was close to a three-year, $27 million deal with the Rockets.

Wood averaged 13.1 points and 6.3 rebounds in 21.4 minutes per game in a breakout season for the Pistons in 19-20.

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Jerami Grant Agrees To Three-Year, $60M Deal With Pistons

Nov 20, 2020 10:45 PM

Jerami Grant has agreed to a three-year, $60 million deal with the Detroit Pistons.

The Denver Nuggets reportedly offered the same amount of money to Grant as the Pistons, per Mike Singer of the Denver Post.

The Nuggets traded a first round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Grant last offseason.

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Christian Wood Close To Three-Year, $27M Deal With Rockets

Nov 20, 2020 9:09 PM

Christian Wood is close to a three-year, $27 million deal with the Houston Rockets, per Frank Isola. Shams Charania of The Athletic later reported Wood remains engaged with interested teams.

Wood had a breakout season with the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons signed Mason Plumlee to a three-year, $25 million deal in free agency.

Houston made a series of moves in order to put their mid-level exception in play.

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Josh Jackson To Sign With Pistons

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Jahlil Okafor Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Pistons

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Mason Plumlee Agrees To Three-Year, $25M Deal With Pistons

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Pistons Agree To Acquire Dewyane Dedmon From Hawks For Khyri Thomas, Tony Snell

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Jazz Trade Tony Bradley, No. 38 To Pistons

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Clippers Send Landry Shamet To Nets, Receive Luke Kennard, Pistons Get No. 19

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Rockets Trade Trevor Ariza, No. 16 To Pistons For Future First Round Pick

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Nets Trade Dzanan Musa, 2021 2nd To Pistons For Bruce Brown

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LaMelo Ball Works Out For Warriors, Hornets, Pistons

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Bulls, Pistons, Knicks Discuss Trading Up To No. 2 With Warriors

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Patrick Williams Reportedly May Have Promise From Pistons

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LaMelo Ball Going First Overall Has Become Assumption Of Most NBA Teams

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Pistons Interested In Moving Up, Potentially For LaMelo Ball

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Pistons Signal Interest In Taking On Unwanted Contracts Attached To Draft Picks

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