Detroit Pistons Receive: F/C Maxi Kleber, 2025 First-Round Pick (DAL), 2027 First-Round Pick (Swap – DAL)
Dallas Mavericks Receive: C Jalen Duren
With that said, perhaps the Pistons will be fine with both young bigs. Realistically, it comes down to your team-building philosophy.
Some believe that a team should be built organically. If you’ve got a guy that’s playing a certain position well, you commit to him. There’s no reason to acquire a player who plays his position.
Others would suggest that you need to accumulate as much talent as possible. Then, you let internal competition sort it out.
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We could see Wiseman and Duren battle it out for the starting position next season.
Who can say which approach is the right one? This is not an exact science. We also can’t be sure about what the Pistons are thinking here.
Would they really trade Duren?