Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Fred VanVleet bet on himself. It paid off. Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, is heading to a new home. VanVleet agreed Saturday to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the
Jeff Zillgitt , Mark Medina | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption LeBron, Shaq and Durant highlight NBA free agency’s greatest moments SportsPulse: NBA free agency is upon us and what better way to celebrate than to call in USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Zillgitt to highlight some of the most memorable player movement in league
NOVEMBER 21: The Pistons likely won’t use the stretch provision on McGruder after all, according to Edwards (Twitter link). The team will save some money in its trade for Delon Wright and no longer needs the extra space that waiving and stretching McGruder would provide. NOVEMBER 20: The Pistons have made a flurry of reported
Jeff Zillgitt , Mark Medina | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption LeBron, Shaq and Durant highlight NBA free agency’s greatest moments SportsPulse: NBA free agency is upon us and what better way to celebrate than to call in USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Zillgitt to highlight some of the most memorable player movement in league
The Raptors have agreed to re-sign Fred VanVleet, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports (via Twitter) that VanVleet’s new deal will be for four years and will be worth $85MM. It’ll feature a player option in the final season, Charania adds (via Twitter). The agreement represents a major payday for VanVleet, who
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver: We wanted to ‘attack the NBA draft’ Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver speaks after the NBA draft about his aggressive mindset, Killian Hayes and the team’s huge draft haul, Nov. 18, 2020. UPDATE: This deal is reportedly part of
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver: We wanted to ‘attack the NBA draft’ Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver speaks after the NBA draft about his aggressive mindset, Killian Hayes and the team’s huge draft haul, Nov. 18, 2020. A prolific week of roster moves continued
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Since Pistons general manager Troy Weaver began the roster retooling this week, the type of players he wants has become clearer, with big, versatile, two-way players as the prototype. Weaver stayed with that template in free agency, agreeing to terms with forward Jerami Grant on Friday night, a league source
Detroit News staff and wires | The Detroit News Trevor Ariza is on the move for the third time this week, going from Detroit to Oklahoma City along with Dallas’ Justin Jackson in a three-team trade. Also in the deal, the Mavericks sent Delon Wright to the Pistons for James Johnson, a person with knowledge
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Continuing the flurry of moves they made during the NBA Draft on Wednesday, the Pistons were one of the most active teams and made some big moves in free agency, but not the one that many expected. The Pistons added several players Friday night and into early Saturday morning
The Thunder, Mavericks, and Pistons have agreed to a three-team trade, according to reports from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter links) and Marc Stein of The New York Times (Twitter links). The move will send James Johnson from Oklahoma City to Dallas and Delon Wright from Dallas to Detroit. The Thunder will receive Trevor Ariza (from
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NBA free agents 2020: The 10 best options before 2020-21 season The 2020 NBA offseason is unlike any before but Detroit Pistons are one of a handful of teams with ample cap space to spend in free agency. In July 2019, the Memphis Grizzlies
Chris Thomas | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons‘ active start to free agency spilled into Saturday morning. The Pistons are receiving backup Dallas Mavericks point guard Delon Wright as part of a three-team deal that will send Trevor Ariza to Oklahoma City, according to ESPN. Oklahoma City is trading James Johnson to the Mavericks as
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NBA free agents 2020: The 10 best options before 2020-21 season The 2020 NBA offseason is unlike any before but Detroit Pistons are one of a handful of teams with ample cap space to spend in free agency. The Detroit Pistons made their biggest splash yet
November 20th 2020 at 11:53pm CST by Luke Adams The Hawks‘ deal with power forward Danilo Gallinari has raised some questions about John Collins‘ long-term fit in Atlanta. However, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (via Twitter) that the club is still hoping to get a rookie scale extension done with Collins this
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Meet the Detroit Pistons’ top 2020 NBA draft pick, Killian Hayes With their first pick in the 2020 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons selected French PG Killian Hayes with the No. 7 overall pick. Here’s a quick look at the 6-5 19-year-old. The Detroit Pistons
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Re-signing Christian Wood was the Pistons’ biggest priority entering free agency. After gaining the final roster spot at the end of training camp, the big man became one of the team’s most productive players by the end of the season. That development raised Wood’s profile — and other teams
Aug 17, 2020; Orlando, Florida, USA; Denver Nuggets’ Jerami Grant, left, drives against Utah Jazz’s Georges Niang during the first half in game one of the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at The Field House. Mandatory Credit: Ashley Landis/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports Nets agree to re-sign sweet-shooting guard Joe Harris on 4-year deal
Chris Thomas | Detroit Free Press Have a week, Troy Weaver. The Detroit Pistons‘ first-year general manager continued his overhaul of the roster on Friday when he reportedly agreed to sign veteran center Mason Plumlee to a three-year, $25 million deal, according to ESPN. Players can’t officially sign free-agent deals until noon Sunday. The news
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Like they did during the NBA Draft on Wednesday, the Pistons made an early splash in free agency, but not the one that many expected. The Pistons agreed to terms with center Mason Plumlee, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News on Friday night, in the opening hour