Fansided

NBA Trade Deadline 2019: The 30-team mega-deal that solves nothing and makes everyone mad

By Ian Levy

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 19: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers in action against the Oklahoma City Thunder during a game at Wells Fargo Center on January 19, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Thunder defeated the Sixers 117-115. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 19: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers in action against the Oklahoma City Thunder during a game at Wells Fargo Center on January 19, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Thunder defeated the Sixers 117-115. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
9 of 30
Next
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 28: Kent Bazemore #24 of the Atlanta Hawks speaks with the media after the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 28, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 28: Kent Bazemore #24 of the Atlanta Hawks speaks with the media after the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 28, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Detroit Pistons

Sending out: Reggie Jackson (CHI), Henry Ellenson (WAS)

Bringing in: Kent Bazemore (ATL), Shabazz Napier (BRK), Yogi Ferrell (SAC)

The are no silver bullets for the Detroit Pistons, unfortunately. They’re locked into this Andre Drummond-Blake Griffin path at least through next season. In that constrained scenario, the best they really can hope for is to ensure that they are firmly a playoff team and hope that enough things (many, many, many things) break their way to the point that something other than winning a championship (which is not happening) can feel like a success.

The Pistons have supposedly been trying to unload Jackson for years but he’s just not appealing enough to any other teams to net them cap relief or draft picks. Here are they basically swap him out for Kent Bazemore, a player with a similar ceiling but whose defense and shooting on the wing are probably much more valuable than Jackson’s playmaking, in their current situation. In addition, they send out the sparsely used Ellenson to add a pair of back-up point guards behind Ish Smith. Neither are dramatic upgrades but both are good 3-point shooters, which Detroit desparately needs anywhere they can get it.

Home/NBA