{"id":38387,"date":"2021-03-25T11:23:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=38387"},"modified":"2021-03-25T11:23:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:23:28","slug":"detroit-pistons-sacramento-kings-trade-grades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/03\/25\/detroit-pistons-sacramento-kings-trade-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Pistons send Delon Wright to the Sacramento Kings: Grades"},"content":{"rendered":"

With less than 12 hours to go until the trade deadline, the Detroit Pistons<\/a> and Sacramento Kings<\/a> were the first teams to pull the trigger on a deal. The Pistons agreed to send guard Delon Wright<\/a><\/strong> to the Sacramento for Cory Joseph<\/a><\/strong> and two second-round picks. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the deal.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1374942592425660421?s=20<\/p>\n

Asset Accumulation continues for the Detroit Pistons<\/h3>\n

Since becoming the General Manager of the Detroit Pistons, Troy Weaver has made every step a win. At the beginning of the season, Weaver proclaimed the Pistons are repositioning\u00a0<\/em>itself for future success. He signed many handy free-agent deals, ripped the band-aid off the Blake Griffin<\/a><\/strong> contract, and now has acquired two second-round picks for Wright. Those picks are in 2021 via the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> and 2024 via Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Weaver also saved the Pistons money next season. Wright is guaranteed to receive $17.5 million over the next two seasons while Joseph will receive $12.6-million this year and is guaranteed for just $2.4 million next season. It’s a small saving of roughly $2.5 million, a nice carrot to go along with the two second-round picks.<\/p>\n

This was a good deal by Weaver and the Pistons franchise with the club trending in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Grade: B<\/h3>\n

Sacramento Kings make move on the margins<\/h3>\n

For the Sacramento Kings, this move follows their goal of making the playoffs this season. Wright is under contract for the next two seasons and provides a slight upgrade over Joseph as a back-up guard. ESPN’s Bobby Marks explains:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobbyMarks42\/status\/1374965088910770176?s=20<\/p>\n

However, this move doesn’t make much sense. Sacramento is tied for 12th in the Western Conference with a record of 19-25 and has the 14th hardest remaining schedule. One thing that does work in their favor is the other chasing teams for that coveted 10th spot (play-in game) all have harder records so I guess it makes some sense to go for it.<\/p>\n

It’s understandable the Kings want to make the playoffs but they chose the wrong year to aim for it given how deep the 2021 draft is.<\/p>\n

Grade: C+<\/h3<\/h3>\n

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