Jerami Grant – Detroit Pistons
The player drawing the most traction in trade talks and rumors right now is Pistons’ forward Jerami Grant. While he has not played since early December due to surgery to repair the UCL ligament in his right thumb, Grant has drawn trade interest from several playoff and championship-caliber teams across the league.
After signing a three-year, $60M deal with Detroit last season, Jerami Grant busted onto the scene as a terrific standalone talent. In 54 games with the Pistons last season, the 27-year-old combo-forward averaged 22.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and shot 42.9% from the floor, making him one of the breakout stars of last season.
In 24 games so far this season, Jerami Grant has continued to be a high-level scorer and a very versatile defender either on the wing or in the low-post. Shams Charania has mentioned the Wizards, Knicks, Blazers, and Lakers as four teams to have shown interest in trading for Jerami Grant, but the list of teams interested is much greater.
Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus has mentioned the Atlanta Hawks as being a possible team interested in Jerami Grant and other teams in the Bulls, Celtics, and Mavericks have been mentioned at times as interested in him.
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There is a ton of interest in Jerami Grant’s services around the league and while the Pistons are being receptive to trade offers for him, they themselves are not sure if they would like to trade Grant.
GM Troy Weaver has a great relationship with Grant right now in Detroit and while his value is at an all-time high right now, the Pistons really do envision Jerami Grant as the leader of this young team long-term.
What this will come down to for Detroit is whether or not they truly believe that they will be able to keep Grant long-term once his contract expires next season.
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Expected to see contract offers of four years, upwards of $112M in total, other teams may be able to sign Jerami Grant in 2023 from under the Pistons, hence why making a trade right now could make the most sense for a rebuilding franchise like the Pistons.
Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey, and Isaiah Stewart highlight a young core in Detroit right now and with them being in contention for the No. 1 pick once again, now could very well be the time for the Pistons to trade Jerami Grant.
