Tuesday’s trade between the Boston Celtics and Utah Jazz may be one of the most mundane in NBA history. Boston sent Georges Niang and two second-round picks to Utah in exchange for undrafted rookie RJ Luis Jr. Neither of the players involved in the trade will likely play any meaningful minutes for their new respective teams next season, but the trade is important from a financial and asset management perspective and the Pistons should take note.
Like Utah, the Pistons have a big trade exception at their disposal, but the two teams are in much different positions and Detroit can't waste their TPE on a salary dump.