August 14: Green has signed his one-year contract with the Pistons, according to the official transactions log at NBA.com.
August 11: The Pistons are set to sign free agent swingman Javonte Green, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that the two sides are finalizing an agreement on a one-year deal.
Green, 32, began his professional career overseas after going undrafted out of Radford in 2015, but eventually earned a look in the NBA and has since established himself as a rotation player for a handful of teams. Since 2019, he has made 263 regular season appearances for the Celtics, Bulls, Pelicans, and Cavaliers, averaging 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game.
Known primarily for his defensive ability and versatility, Green played in New Orleans and Cleveland in 2024/25. He made 18 starts and 50 total appearances for the injury-plagued Pelicans before being bought out in order to sign with the East-leading Cavs. In total, he averaged 5.1 PPG and 3.2 RPG in 18.5 MPG across 68 outings for the two teams, with a shooting line of .429/.326/.724.
Charania’s report doesn’t include any additional details on Green’s deal with Detroit beyond the fact that it will be a one-year contract, so it’s unclear whether or not it will be guaranteed. It’s a safe bet it will be worth the minimum salary.
The Pistons are currently only carrying 13 players on standard contracts, so even if Green’s deal isn’t fully guaranteed from day one, he should have a clear path to earning a spot on the 15-man regular season roster this fall.
This dude is wasted potential. A victim of a coach less and mind less league. Bring him in 15+ years ago when the league had some IQ, he would be a solid starter at worst.
Uh no. 15 years ago it was an iso heavy, brain dead league. Stars were the equivalent of role players today. Post-Jordan, Pre-Curry is a blight on the NBA.
Um no Highwaymenace, You are completely wrong. It’s the complete opposite as you said. Stars today are scrubs in any other era. This current era can only do ONE thing better than any other era and that’s the green light to shoot from anywhere. This is the weakest era ever. You really need to study up
Big D, I agree Green had potential that wasn’t maximized but I don’t think any other era would give him a chance because of his height for position
Great depth signing. Loved watching Javonte play while with the Bulls. He’s instant energy and action off the bench.
He’s listed at 6’4″ or something but don’t let it fool you, his arms are so long and he plays vertically more like a 4. Kind of like GP2 but with more offensive explosiveness.
Imagine this guy guarding Dirk, PJ Brown, Dale Davis, Zach Randolph etc etc etc …. nope
Exactly. Great role player for the Bulls. Plays much bigger than 6’4″.
How many times can one Malik Beasley drop the bag.
If only this guy had learned PG skills (PG body)
Yeah, I mean he’s rich and playing hoops for a living.
If only
He’s a practice body nothing more