Reggie Jackson Rumors: Detroit Pistons making strong push for trade

The Oklahoma City Thunder want to get rid of Reggie Jackson at almost any cost, but they want a top big man in return for him and the Detroit Pistons happen to have two of them.

The Reggie Jackson drama in Oklahoma City is less titalting than the drama with Goran Dragic and the Phoenix Suns — but it’s drama that exists nonetheless. At the end of the day, the Thunder appear as though they want to move Jackson but they won’t just give him up for free.

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That’s where talk of the Brook Lopez blockbuster trade came into play but it appears that deal is falling apart in the 11th hour before the deadline passes. To correct this, the Thunder have begun looking elsewhere to find a suitor for Jackson who can also give them back a talented big man.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo! Sports,the Detroit Pistons could be the team that lands Reggie Jackson as they have strong interest and are in pursuit of acquiring him.

Another team in hot pursuit of OKC's Reggie Jackson, league source tells Yahoo Sports: The Detroit Pistons.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 19, 2015

This makes sense for the Pistons but not so much for the Thunder unless they’re getting back Greg Monroe or Andre Drummond. While they want to move Reggie Jackson, they won’t do it for chump change but Greg Monroe may finally have a place to call home out of all this.

Monroe was embroiled in a contract dispute with the Pistons this summer and it ended with his agreement to a deal that makes him a free agent at the end of the season. That could make him valuable to the Pistons as a trade chip and to the Thunder since he represents their need for a talented young big man.

This is all up in the air and could deb a smokescreen, but it’s still something to consider nonetheless as the trade deadline nears even closer.

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