10 Detroit Pistons who may have played their last minutes with the team

Trade possibilities

It is likely that one of the ways the team uses their cap space this summer is to take a chance on you guys. While signing them cheaply on the free agent market is the ideal way, trading is also a possibility given the right situation. As much as some fans would be rooting for the trade of Blake Griffin (mostly because of his contract) or Derrick Rose (because they think we should have no veterans for some reason) there are two more likely candidates on the roster.

Tony Snell has a player option this summer worth $12.2 million and is likely to pick it up. He has the skill set that most contending teams would want but has never quite lived up to the potential, peaking at 8.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. However, he is a career 38.5 percent three-point shooter and has eclipsed 40 percent three seasons in his career, including the current one.

He was brought into this team last season in part because the Detroit Pistons projected to be a possible playoff team and he was a solid wing option next to Blake Griffin. That never materialized but his contract number could be used as part of a bigger deal to bring back assets.

Luke Kennard is undoubtedly a fan favorite and plenty of people would not be happy to see him go. That being said he was reportedly on the table to be traded this year so it is not out of the realm of possibility that he may be moved this summer. Of all the players we are reviewing today he is the only one I would put as less than a 50 percent chance that this happens, but that is still possible.

The rationale behind moving him boils down to how worried you are about the knee tendinitis that derailed his season when compared to the possible extension he is up for this fall. It is a scary prospect to offer an extension to someone who has a lingering issue like this.

However, if this does not remain a consistently debilitating issue then giving up on Kennard is definitely premature. While it is unlikely that Luke Kennard will ever be a star, but that does not mean you give him away. He was undergoing a leap this season prior to his injury, averaging 15.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists on 39.9 percent from three on 6.5 attempts per game.

Kennard is steadily growing into a stellar complimentary player and should be a part of the future. Every player is theoretically able to be traded and if the right offer comes along or the medical information behind the scenes is bleaker than is being reported the front office should listen. But most fans will tell you they want Luke Kennard to be a Detroit Piston for years to come.