Detroit Pistons fans have been talking about trading for Lauri Markkanen for years, but now that talk is echoed in the national media and momentum towards such a deal is starting to build.
That certainly doesn’t mean it’s going to happen, as we seen plenty of consistent speculation that didn’t culminate in a trade, but this one does seem to have legs given the context.
I wrote about the possibility recently and said it was the kind of move that violates the principles Trajan Langdon has established, which is avoiding injury-prone players and focusing on guys who can defend.