The Detroit Pistons have been mentioned in myriad blockbuster trade rumors, but their best move may be one around the fringes, and there is the perfect player in Jose Alvarado waiting for them on the Pelicans.
The Pistons have been mentioned as a possible suitor for Trey Murphy III, and there have been reports of scouts from Detroit at recent Pelicans games.
But that’s a move that would require a handsome trade package that Trajan Langdon may not be willing to sacrifice until he knows what he has in his own guys.
Bill Simmons recently suggested that the Pistons target backup guard Jose Alvarado instead and proposed the following trade:
There are few players in the NBA who would fit more seamlessly into the Pistons’ culture than Alvarado, who is a defensive pest who plays with a non-stop motor.