The Pistons have waived veteran wing Rodney McGruder, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic.
McGruder’s $5MM contract would have become guaranteed if he had remained on the roster through August 15 (Twitter links). By releasing him before then, Detroit won’t carry any dead money on its cap as a result of the transaction.
The move was expected, as the club needs to trim down its roster to officially add free agents and draft picks. McGruder was acquired in a three-team deal last November but played sparingly in his lone season in Detroit. He saw action in 16 games, including two starts, averaging 5.7 PPG in 12.1 MPG.
McGruder, 30, entered the league in 2016. He played three seasons with Miami and one for the Clippers before the trade last fall. He’ll look to latch on to another team as an unrestricted free agent.
Klay ended his career
Man I used to watch k state basketball when he was a star
Remember when this guy was a super hot commodity for like a few weeks. That seems so long ago.
Heat should bring the scavenger back. The Lakers should also be in on him. Dallas, Cleveland, Chicago, New Orleans, Denver, Minnesota, Phoenix and the Knicks could all make some kind of sense
The Heat were widely criticized for waiving him to make room for one of Riley’s big ideas, but, they have not been burned by doing so.
They waived him knowing someone would claim him in order to duck the luxury tax. Not sure what big idea you’re referring to
Heat picked up Kendrick Nunn right after that
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He will find a job. 2-5 million a year to ride the pine.