It’s been almost a day since someone suggested the Detroit Pistons should trade for Lauri Markkanen, which may be a record for this offseason.
This time it was Bill Simmons, who called a Markkanen trade to the Pistons, “the most logical trade of the year.”
He threw out the typical package we are seeing for Markkanen, which is Jaden Ivey (more on that in a minute), Tobias Harris and a bunch of picks.
On paper, Markkanen seems like the perfect complement to Cade Cunningham as a big man who can score in a variety of ways, though I have questions about his defense, as Harris was a bit underrated in that department last season.