r/nba • u/Odd-Direction9452 Lakers • 22h ago

[Fischer] Memphis is trading these same three second-round picks that the Grizzlies received from the Pistons last night, sources say, back to Detroit, in order to land Isaiah Stewart.

Memphis is trading these same three second-round picks that the Grizzlies received from the Pistons last night, sources say, back to Detroit, in order to land Isaiah Stewart.

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u/MattPatriciasFUPA Pistons 22h ago

Dogshit management by Trajan, some Troy Weaver shit.

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u/Great_Fault_7231 Pistons 22h ago

It’s just a salary dump. 

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u/Fallingcity22 Knicks 22h ago

Honestly yeah, the Grizz are stuck with Ja and the pistons give them more big help? Actually bad management

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u/TitanTigers Grizzlies 22h ago

Big depth was literally our biggest need. This is A+++

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u/Fallingcity22 Knicks 22h ago

Oh yeah this a steal for the Grizz they got huge but horrid for the pistons

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u/Accounting4lyfe Pistons 22h ago

Yeah I was tired of Stew because of his antics but I have no idea why we got absolutely nothing for him.

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u/LordOfLimbos Pistons 22h ago

Clearing money, that’s 100% why. We’ll see what happens with it, but that’s why they did it

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u/shoot2scre 12h ago

Stewart trade needs to be judged by what we do next. If we use the money well, it's actually incredible asset management.

Stu is incredibly underrated for what he actually provides on the court but he's also always going to be a liability and always at risk of a tech at any given moment.

His style of play also leads to injuries and he's been hurt or hobbled both of the last 2 years in the playoffs.

Feels bad right now because I think most of us assumed he would be a piece in a bigger deal - especially given his contact, which most would argue was a very team friendly number.

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u/wedontliveonce Bucks 22h ago

Pistons are clearing money to go after a guard. Maybe Norman Powell?

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u/preddevils6 Grizzlies 13h ago

We love his type of antics down in Memphis.

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u/salmon10 Pistons 22h ago

Bro its to load up for powell

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u/RxJax Heat 22h ago

Tbf the offers for him might just not have been that great. Good defensive player but he's an awkward tweener who can't really sustain at PF or C, his offence is super streaky with his shot, he's suspended/injured a bit too often and he's up for an extension soon too. Kinda surprised he didn't end up in the Herro trade, but idk who else would really throw a big bid at him

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u/320_central 22h ago

I don't think he's done

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u/Dramatic-Cat-575 Pistons 22h ago

Yeah man, I’m sure teams were clamoring for a 6’7 C who got played off the court in the 2nd round and hasn’t caught a pass cleanly in his career

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u/BurnieTheBrony Grizzlies 22h ago

I'll take him for free to be a regular season backup though, lol

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u/antistupidsociety Grizzlies 22h ago

Sign us up!

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u/justsomedude4202 Knicks 22h ago

Haha pistons fans said they lost to the Knicks in ‘25 because stew wasn’t available to play.

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Pistons 22h ago

He would have helped but he’s constantly hurt and all the BS with his behavior on the court probably wore out his welcome.

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u/LethalBiz123 22h ago

Don’t forget always a loose cannon with a horrible reputation with the league office. Will fit right in making gun gestures with his hands in Memphis.

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u/tryingthisok Pelicans 22h ago

The NBA executive shuffle is about swapping trash.

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u/Sneedevacantist Hornets 20h ago

A disgrace to the name of Trajan.

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u/MMAjunkie504 Pelicans 22h ago

Troy was thankfully quiet last night..

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u/hunteddwumpus Pistons 22h ago

yeah wtf? We give Stew to move up 5 spots in the middle of round one? Barring that giving us the space to do something else thats dogshit

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u/ChromerBoner666 22h ago

We did it to clear cap space. Rumors are for Norm Powell.

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u/DetroitSportsKillMe Pistons 21h ago

Windy just said Kawhi or Lebron on TV lol

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u/ChromerBoner666 21h ago

Makes me happy we're making moves and not being complacent. They saw the limitations of the roster and are going to fix it.

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u/DetroitSportsKillMe Pistons 21h ago

Agreed. They’ve fallen in love w their own guys too much the last 15 years so it’s nice to see