Andre Drummond Trade Rumors: Market 'Stagnant' After Knicks, Celtics Interest

The Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks are reportedly "bypassing further pursuit" of Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond ahead of the 2020 NBA trade deadline Feb. 6. 

Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Friday the market for Drummond is "stagnant" with the Pistons' asking price of a first-round pick or a "quality young player" not leading to serious talks.

Drummond's contract situation is likely a major factor in the lack of legitimate offers.

The 26-year-old UConn product is in the final guaranteed season of a five-year, $127.2 million contract with the Pistons. Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes reported last week the NBA's rebounding leader will use a player option to opt out of the deal's final season to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer.

It would be tough to justify giving up an asset like a first-round pick or an impact young player for a couple months of Drummond unless a team believes he's the last piece of their championship puzzle.

For his part, the two-time All-Star said in early January said he'd like to stay in Detroit.

"I'm not a quitter, for one," Drummond told reporters. "I was never brought up to be a quitter. If I start somewhere, I try to finish there, try to complete the mission, which is to win a championship here. It will never be me that wants to go anywhere ... I love being here. I would love to play here the rest of my career."

Drummond is averaging 17.3 points, 15.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while shooting 53.1 percent from the field across 42 appearances during the 2019-20 season.

With the Pistons not getting the type of offers they desired, the question becomes whether the asking price will decrease with less than two weeks until the deadline and the front office facing the prospect of losing the star center for nothing in free agency after the season.

So far it doesn't sound like anything is close, so Detroit has a lot of work to do if it's going to move Drummond before Feb. 6.