The Detroit Pistons were mocked for their return in the 2022 Jerami Grant trade, but things have completely flipped. Grant was entering the final year of his contract when the Pistons traded him, and the Blazers gave him a five-year $160 million deal to keep him. Now, Portland wants to move him to the bench and can’t find a taker for the final three years of his contract.
The Pistons got a 2025 first-round pick that was later sent packing and two second rounders in this deal. Grant blossomed into a 20-point-per-game scorer in the Motor City, but Cade Cunningham was blossoming into a star.