The NBA draft has been quiet with trades on the player front. The Pistons made an interesting move, however, on the second night of the draft by sending big man Isaiah Stewart to the Grizzlies for three second-round picks.
The move, first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, is a peculiar trade on the surface. Detroit moves on from its longest-tenured player who has been a critical part of the team’s identity. The Pistons took a step forward by winning 60 games and earning the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, so why would they move on for nothing but cap room and future second-round picks?
