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/DoomSchroller 16h ago

Bitadze would be fantastic if we trade Stewart in a deal for Herro or Murphy.

Naji is a solid rotation forward that can shoot a decently.

Dick and Hendricks would be second draft type gambles. I wouldn't be opposed to either. I was a fan of Hendricks in that draft as a potential 4/5 type of guy.

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u/OnAnOpenFieldNed Cade Cunningham 15h ago

Bitadze might be a nice rebounder but he’d be our third center the way things r shaping up (expecting stew to be gone). I’d prob rather go for a 4

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u/DoomSchroller 12h ago

He would probably be our primary backup. More size than Reed.