Jerami Grant

2022 - 6 - 22

Pistons trade Jerami Grant to the Blazers - TalkBasket.net (TalkBasket.net)

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Detroit Pistons have traded big man Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 2025 first-round pick.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Detroit Pistons have traded power forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 2025 first-round pick.

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Jerami Grant trade grades: Pistons send forward to Trail Blazers for ... (CBSSports.com)

The Pistons will get a 2025 first via the Milwaukee Bucks.

To that end, it's worth noting that the team is dangling the No. 7 pick to try and add a veteran. A first-round pick three years down the road means much more to a rebuilding Pistons team than it does to a Blazers team trying to win now. At first glance, this seems like a low return for Grant, and it's fair to wonder if the Pistons could have gotten more in return from a desperate contender if they had moved him at last season's trade deadline. The first step was to go out and acquire Grant, who Lillard has been advocating for, per Wojnarowski. Grant should be a perfect fit as a versatile forward who will immediately improve their porous defense and can take some of the offensive responsibility off of Lillard's shoulders. The Pistons got a bunch of extra draft picks for someone who was never going to be part of their plans long-term. Grant is entering the final year of his contract and was not a long-term piece for the rebuilding Pistons who will now forge ahead with Cade Cunningham and $43 million in cap space for free agency.

NBA trade grades: Trail Blazers acquire forward Jerami Grant from ... (Sporting News)

The Portland Trail Blazers receive Jerami Grant in exchange for a 2025 first-round pick and future draft capital, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski says.

Grant immediately slots in as their best defensive player. While they could have gotten a greater return for a player of Grant's caliber, this moves sets the Pistons up to make a splash in the offseason. It also provides them a versatile defensive player who can cover multiple positions. The Suns can match any offer for Ayton, but the Pistons will look to force their hand and overpay for the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Grant signed a three-year, $60 million contract with the Pistons in 2020 in search of a larger role on offense and while the Pistons didn't win a ton of games, he proved to be a capable two-way option as the focal point of their offense. Along with a $21 million trade exception, the Pistons have freed up $43 million in cap space as they look to add more talent around 2021 No. 1 pick and Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey and Marvin Bagley III.

Report: Pistons trading Jerami Grant to Trail Blazers for 2025 first ... (Sportsnet.ca)

The Detroit Pistons have reportedly traded Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 2025 first-round pick.

Portland will receive a 2022 second rounder, 46th overall in the deal along with Grant. The deal includes Detroit receiving a 2022 second rounder, 36th overall, Portland's 2025 second rounder, and Portland or New Orlean's 2026 second rounder, whichever one is better. Grant played in 47 games in 2021-22, averaging 19.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as the Pistons went 23-59.

Pistons trade F Grant to Trail Blazers for draft pick (TSN)

The Pistons acquired Grant, along with the draft rights to guard Nikola Radicevic, in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Denver Nuggets for cash considerations ...

Grant signed a three-year, $60 million contract as part of the agreement. The Detroit Pistons have traded forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for a 2025 first-round draft pick (via Milwaukee Bucks), according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Detroit Pistons have traded forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for a 2025 first-round draft pick (via Milwaukee Bucks), according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Pistons trade Jerami Grant to Trail Blazers for 2025 first-round pick ... (The Athletic)

The Detroit Pistons traded forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers in return for a 2025 first-round NBA Draft pick, sources confirmed to The...

James L. Edwards III James L. Edwards III Detroit entered the summer among the league leaders in that regard, and moving Grant’s $20 million salary and not taking any back puts them comfortably in the running to take a big swing this summer, if they choose.

Pistons reportedly trade Jerami Grant to Trail Blazers (NBA.com)

The Detroit Pistons have traded forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 2025 first-round pick (via Milwaukee) and other Draft assets, ...

And the trade serves as a homecoming of sorts. In his first six seasons, he averaged 9.3 points while playing for Philadelphia, Oklahoma City and Denver. The Pistons now have somewhere around $44 million in space available this summer, with free agency set to start in about a week. It also gives Portland a big boost after a disappointing season, one where perennial All-Star Damian Lillard missed much of the year while injured. • 2022 second-round pick swap (No. 36) • 2022 second-round pick swap (No. 46)

Grading Jerami Grant trade to Trail Blazers: Instant reaction (The Athletic)

Portland still has plenty of work to do to pull this roster back toward being what we're used to seeing.

The Blazers will need to make a lot more moves this offseason to ensure they get back to the postseason in an improving Western Conference. This is a solid start. This gives them some roster and cap flexibility, but we can’t truly know how much they benefit from this trade for probably a few years at the earliest. The Pistons have been linked to pursuing Deandre Ayton from the Phoenix Suns in his restricted free agency, but it was assumed Grant might be used in a sign-and-trade possibility there. Getting a first-round pick was a must for the Pistons. You’d like it to be a little bit more imminent than 2025, but they did get to move up in the second round, and they got some future second-round pick compensation. They’ve put together a nice young core with Cunningham, Bey, Isaiah Stewart and whomever they grab in this draft with the fifth and 36th picks. Throw in his defensive capabilities, and he can help the Blazers in a lot of areas they were lacking over the last few years. The Blazers have been using the seventh pick in this draft as bait to try to acquire some veterans who can help this team win right away. The Blazers need more help than Grant, and they’ll need to make sure he’s a long-term solution. He’s grown a lot in his time in the NBA, and he really took off after getting to Denver. In Detroit, he was asked to be a lead scorer, and he put up 20.9 points per game on 55.6 percent true shooting. The Portland Trail Blazers have been trying to dangle draft picks to trade for veterans who can help Damian Lillard right away. Let’s bust out the red ink and throw some grades on it for both sides. They were already projected to be amongst the league leaders.

Pistons Trade Jerami Grant to Portland for First Round Pick / SLAM (SLAM Online)

With a focus on revamping the roster, Rip City brings Damian Lillard a nice complimentary piece in Jerami Grant in a win-now move for the playoffs.

With the acquisition of Grant, the Trailblazers now give Lillard a pick-and-roll partner plus an inside presence that the team has been lacking for some time. Grant is set to make $20.95 million this coming season in the final year of his three-year, $60 million contract that he signed with Detroit in 2020 free agency. The pick, initially owned by Milwaukee that Portland traded away is top-four protected, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.

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