When Tony Snell was acquired for Jon Leuer on June 20th he was expected to slot in as the day-one starter for the 2019-20 season.
The Snell acquisition came as a pleasant surprise to Pistons’ fans as it meant that Leuer’s seemingly immovable contract was off the books. Snell has a large contract himself, going into the third and final guaranteed year of the four year, $46 million contract he signed back in 2017 before he has a player option in 2020-21. This is considered a victory as Leuer was in the midst of a four year, $41 million contract that was set to expire after this upcoming season.