NBA Trades: 6 Jerami Grant trades for the Detroit Pistons

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NBA Trades: 6 Jerami Grant trades to help the Detroit Pistons – Portland Trail Blazers

There are reportedly two teams most connected to the Grant sweepstakes – the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Given that the Lakers only have one prospect of interest and no draft capital, they will be ignored today.

The Blazers, on the other hand, can offer something of interest to the Pistons. Should they insist on trying to compete around Damian Lillard, involving the Pistons in a trade makes sense.

However, giving up the requisite salary would leave them with a notable hole in their lineup somewhere. Instead of shipping Grant to the Blazers, sending him to a third team could work out for everyone.

This trade does not include draft capital, because figuring out who gets what in this swap would take plenty of negotiating. However, as a framework, this works.

Domantas Sabonis would be an instant upgrade for Portland and would be suiting up for his father’s former team. The Pacers (more on them later) would shuffle their roster while remaining competitive in the present.

For the Pistons, Anfernee Simons and Nassir Little are young wings with plenty of potential. Jusuf Nurkic makes the money work and would be the only true center on the Pistons roster. With his contract expiring at the end of the season, Detroit would open up even more space going into the offseason.

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