The Detroit Pistons signed Jaysean Paige to a 10-day contract using the NBA’s COVID-related hardship allowance on Friday, the team announced. They have now signed eight G League players over the past nine days as they await the return of eight players who are currently in COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
A 6-foot-2 guard, Paige is averaging 16.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.1 steals and shooting 45.5% overall and 36.6% from 3 in 14 games with the Maine Celtics, the Boston Celtics’ G League affiliate, this season. He played two seasons for West Virginia and went undrafted in 2016.
ANALYSIS: How Pistons’ Saddiq Bey is using free-throw line to power sophomore surge
TRADE TALK: What Pistons must target at deadline, regardless of Jerami Grant’s fate
The Pistons have also signed Cheick Diallo, Derrick Walton Jr., Cassius Stanley, Deividas Sirvydis and Trayvon Palmer, Justin Robinson and Micah Potter to 10-day deals within the last eight days. Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Stewart, Saben Lee, Trey Lyles, Cory Joseph, Josh Jackson and Rodney McGruder are all out due to protocols.
Contact Omari Sankofa II at osankofa@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @omarisankofa. The Free Press has started a new digital subscription model. Here’s how you can gain access to our most exclusive Pistons content. Read more on the Detroit Pistons and sign up for our Pistons newsletter.