Recent talks between the Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks were largely sparked by the Detroit Pistons’ desire to trade point guard Killian Hayes to a new team, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein.
When news of those talks resurfaced earlier this month, the narrative largely focused on the best player in the potential trade — Detroit wing Bojan Bogdanovic. However, Stein writes, the most recent talks were “sparked by the Pistons’ determination to ease a backcourt logjam by trading Killian Hayes and gained little traction.”
It’s no surprise Detroit is interested in moving on from Hayes, who was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and represented General Manager Troy Weaver’s first draft selection as the lead man in Detroit.