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Brandon Jennings Trade Rumors: 5 Deals That Help Pistons

By Aaron Ferguson

Jan 2, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings (7) gestures after a basket during the third quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Detroit Pistons won 97-81. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings (7) gestures after a basket during the third quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Detroit Pistons won 97-81. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 26, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings (7) before the game against the Boston Celtics at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

With there being 27 days until the NBA’s Feb. 18 trade deadline, there is plenty of time for the Pistons to deal or hold on to Jennings. The Pistons appear to be inclined to keep Jennings due to how he has played since his return from an Achilles injury.

“For the most part, our team has played well with him on the court, I think because of the way he pushes the ball, and moves the ball, and everything else,” Van Gundy told MLive.com‘s David Mayo.

Shooting guard Jodie Meeks has been out since October with a broken right food. Van Gundy said on Wednesday that he could play before the All-Star break.

If the Pistons were to make a move before the All-Star break, which I wouldn’t count on, trading for a shooting guard would make sense, to help ease Meeks back into action on limited minutes. However, after the All-Star break, Meeks may be healthy enough to handle the backup duties on his own, and with another year on his contract trading for another shooting guard may not be necessary.

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Some of the previously listed trades include players on multi-year contracts or have a one-year deal following this season, which would put a dent into the Pistons’ salary cap space for the 2016 offseason. However, if they can improve on what they have now with those players, the cap can be used in other ways to improve the roster.

Retaining Jennings may be more difficult than it appears. While he may not be at full strength right now, he will be going into next season. There are plenty of teams that would be willing to offer Jennings a starting role and more money, if he wants to take it.

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Going forward, the Pistons need to address the power forward position. With Tolliver’s expiring contract and a team option on Ilyasova’s deal, they need someone to either backup or start. They will also need to look at a backup point guard with Steve Blake and Jennings expiring.

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