Jazz Rumors: Tony Bradley, No. 38 Pick Traded to Pistons for Future Draft Picks
The Detroit Pistons were wheeling and dealing on Wednesday night during the NBA draft.
That continued late into the first round when the team acquired veteran center Tony Bradley and the No. 38 overall pick from the Utah Jazz for future considerations and cash, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Utah's reasoning for the deal was pretty simple—salary cap flexibility:
Among Detroit's other trades, they acquired Trevor Ariza and the No. 16 pick from the Houston Rockets for a future first-rounder, per Woj. The pick was used to select Washington's Isaiah Stewart.
They weren't done there. In a three-team deal, the Pistons acquired the No. 19 pick and Rodney McGruder while sending Luke Kennard to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clips, in turn, sent Landry Shamet to the Brooklyn Nets.
Detroit selected Villanova forward Saddiq Bey with the No. 19 pick. They also kept their own pick at No. 7, taking French guard Killian Hayes. And with the second-round pick they selected Vanderbilt guard Saben Lee at No. 38.
Phew. Got all that?
It's very clear that the Pistons are in a full-on rebuild, taking on contracts for assets and adding plenty of draft capital and young players. There's still the small matter of what might happen with Blake Griffin's future in Detroit, but the team around him is one that is very clearly in a rebuild.
