As the first day of free agency crept toward midnight, interesting murmurs started burbling throughout NBA media. There were indications that the Detroit Pistons could be working with a sign-and-trade deal with the Sacramento Kings that would see the two franchises swap guards, with Dennis Schöder headed to Cali and Malik Monk destined for Detroit.
The most prominent figure to surface this particular rumor was Jake Fischer, who noted, “An emerging option for the Pistons, sources say, is Detroit trading for Kings guard Malik Monk. Sounds like there’s a chance this deal, if agreed to, could turn into a sign-and-trade that brings Dennis Schroder to Sacramento.