5 teams that should trade for Paul Millsap

2. Detroit Pistons

The Pistons are trending down right now, with seven losses in their last nine games to drop to 16-20 and 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Head coach/team president Stan Van Gundy has publicly expressed frustration with his team, while also saying he is not currently looking at the trade market.

Van Gundy can be expected to say he is not looking at trades, and it’s probably in his best interest to keep up that façade right now. But things need to start turning around with the Pistons as currently constructed, or changes could and should be looked at when the trade deadline gets close.

Backup center Aron Baynes suffered an ankle injury on Sunday night, and if he misses more than a game or two Detroit’s frontcourt depth will face a re-shuffling of roles. That would not necessarily mean a trade is coming, let alone a deal of any real significance in terms of a big name. But Millsap is an obvious upgrade talent-wise, regardless of how he might fit in, and the Pistons should have him on their possible trade wish list.