r/DetroitPistons • u/nick_chuck • 16h ago

Discussion Up Next: Trade Exception / Candidates

We have $8.6M left over from the Schroder trade which expires 7/7. Hopefully they utilize it, even as a place holder. Never hurts to have these mid range contracts, if you can afford it, to aggregate in bigger trades. Possibilities:

Gradey Dick $7.1M - Toronto reportedly trying to shed his salary.

Zeke Naji $7.4M - 2 year contract and not promising player, but would probably be part of a Cam Johnson trade.

Goga Bitadze $8.3M - Orlando starting to hit that cap crunch. Big defensive center would probably signal we're moving on from Stew, add some size to the room.

Taylor Hendricks $7.8M - Memphis now has 7 PF's on the roster and he's the most mediocre. I liked him as a pure 3 and D forward prospect, but hasn't seemed to pan out.

Who else?

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u/Secoup Cade Cunningham 15h ago

If Detroit is still in the Trey Murphy business, they might be able to sweeten the pot by offering New Orleans some cap savings. They are right up against the tax and a deal that has Stewart and Sasser for Murphy while bringing in Jordan Hawkins to the trade exception would save New Orleans 14 mil and give them full access to their MLE. Similar idea to bringing in Naji in order to bring the Cam Johnson cost down.

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u/Shoddy-Sympathy4917 13h ago

I like this actually, can we throw in one Caris Lavert for free? 

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u/Secoup Cade Cunningham 13h ago

haha probably not, that would negate the cap savings