MARCH 18: The Pistons have officially signed Cook to his 10-day contract, per NBA.com’s transactions log. He’s expected to be available for Friday’s game vs. Houston, tweets James L. Edwards III of The Athletic.
MARCH 15: The Pistons are signing free agent forward Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, reports Rod Beard of The Detroit News (via Twitter). Cook reached the open market on March 6 when his 10-day deal with Brooklyn expired.
Undrafted out of Iowa in 2019, Cook spent time as a rookie last season on a two-way contract and a pair of 10-day deals with Cleveland before joining Denver for the NBA restart as a substitute player. He only appeared in 13 total NBA games, but played more for the Canton Charge and OKC Blue in the G League, averaging 12.9 PPG and 5.7 RPG in 29 games (21.3 MPG).
Cook returned to the G League for the 2020/21 season and was one of the early standouts at the Walt Disney World bubble, averaging 20.8 PPG, 9.6 RPG, and 4.4 APG in eight games (33.3 MPG) for the Iowa Wolves. That performance earned him a 10-day look from the Nets, but Brooklyn has opted not to re-sign him, clearing the way for his deal with Detroit.
Cook’s 10-day contract, which will pay him $99,020, won’t require the Pistons to make a corresponding roster move — they’ve had an open spot on their 15-man squad since buying out Blake Griffin.
It’s unclear when the Pistons intend to officially sign Cook and start the counter on his 10 days. According to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link), the 23-year-old still has to clear the COVID-19 protocols and is expected to be available for Friday’s game vs. Houston.
De facto trade?
Yeah, the Pistons colluded with the nets to acquire a minimum salary player that was already a free agent.
No collusion at all, even in a joking manner. It simply worked out like a waiver wire deal since they took each other’s roster spot. Hell, Griffin even took his number.
good pickup. unfortunately he didn’t really fit with the Nets timeline, but he has a ton of potential
That’s a smart move by Detroit. Troy Weaver is doing a great job there
Go Hawkeyes
Writer Hollinger pointed out Weaver seems to favor players from DC (Bey, Grant, Frank Jackson) and this would favor him going after JOSH HART, RFA, Pels, whose competition in Detroit would be many but not above-average.
The Pistons could really clear out their roster at the 2. He prob isn’t a great 1 or 3.