For the Detroit Pistons, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is fully entrenched as the team’s starting shooting guard.
The Pistons view Caldwell-Pope as part of their core. They want to extend Caldwell-Pope, ensuing he’s a member of their core long-term, but there are rumors that his asking price, as it currently stands, might be too rich for the team.
Personally, I think the Pistons would eventually cave and pay the man, but the NBA is a business and if you can move Kentavious Caldwell-Pope without experiencing much drop off at the position, while also improving another area of the team, why not do it?