Jerami Grant‘s name was mentioned frequently heading into the trade deadline, but he remains with the Pistons and both sides are comfortable with the arrangement, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Detroit took calls on Grant all the way up to the deadline, but didn’t get an offer it considered worthwhile, according to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. The Trail Blazers showed the most interest this week, sources tell Edwards, but weren’t willing to meet the Pistons’ asking price, which was reportedly at least two first-round picks or one or more players who fit the team’s young core.
The Pistons weren’t actively shopping Grant, but they received a lot of interest leading up to the deadline, Edwards adds. Sources tell him that the team likes having him and he enjoys being in Detroit. He will be eligible for a four-year, $112MM extension during the offseason, and Edwards believes that will be considered after the Pistons see what they get in the draft.
The Pacers, Wizards, Lakers, Jazz, Kings, Bulls and Timberwolves were among the other teams mentioned in trade rumors regarding Grant, who recently returned from a thumb injury. He has appeared in 29 games this season, averaging 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per night.
Grant is in the second season of a three-year contract he signed with Detroit during the 2020 offseason. He will make $20.955MM next season before heading into free agency in 2023 if he and the team can’t agree on an extension.
Good move by the Pistons. Stay the course
Stay what course? The annual trip to the lottery.
They’re the worst team in the league this year after being the second worst team in the league last year. What course?
They’re rebuilding and losing is part of that process. Couple more lotto picks and they’ll be where they need to be.
My point is, though: how does keeping Grant figure into that ‘process’? Dude will be long gone by the time they’re contending and he’s been worse the larger his role has gotten.
They’re terrible, not improving at all, and they’re keeping an asset who will be gone via free agency before they’re good. Some ‘course’.
Off-season deal, perhaps at draft day.
Iceberg, dead ahead!
Troy Weaver wasn’t going to be forced into a trade. Whatever trade offers he received, similar value if not more value will be available in the off season. My guess is if the top player in the draft plays the same position, they trade him. If not, the extend him. He’s heading into him prime 27-32 years so he can still be traded as a non-rental if the extend him.
Weaver and his personal relationship with Grant is definitely clouding his judgment on this one. Grant is not a long term piece and would be more valuable as draft assets.
Did Dallas try to trade KP for Grant? That trade would of been better than the Dinwiddie one.
I agree. All Pistons can hope now is that he plays his tail off the rest of the year and a team gets big eyes for him in the off season.
Are you implying they’re romantically involved?
No. It’s widely known that Weaver and Grant have known each other since before Weaver was GM of the Pistons and that their families are close.