Who got traded to the Pistons?
The Pistons on Friday made a trade, acquiring Nets swingman Joe Harris and two future second-round picks, the Free Press confirmed through a league source. The picks are via Dallas in 2027 and Milwaukee in 2029.
1. Pistons trade for Bill Laimbeer. In February of 1982, the Detroit Pistons made the best trade in the history of the franchise. The Pistons traded Paul Mokeski, Phil Hubbard, and two draft picks to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Bill Laimbeer and Kenny Carr.
In the trade, the Pistons sent two future second-round picks to Brooklyn for the 3-point marksman Joe Harris. Joe Harris, a career 43.7% shooter from deep, is entering his 10th NBA season.
In opting for Harris over Johnson, or Grant, or Barnes, Detroit gets the shooting it needs. It gets more wing depth. It also gets about $20 million in cap space for next free-agency period, when the pool of players is deeper and far more interesting.
The Pistons signed Hill to a seven-year, $92.8 million contract and traded him to Orlando for Chucky Atkins and Ben Wallace. The Magic hoped he would team up with budding superstar Tracy McGrady, who had been signed away from the Toronto Raptors at that time, to return Orlando among the NBA elite.
The Detroit Pistons added two more first-round picks in Thursday night's 2023 NBA draft. Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser, whom the team traded up for, became the seventh and eighth first-rounders selected by Troy Weaver over his four drafts as Pistons general manager.
Ultimately, Detroit settled for one of the most hated trades in franchise history. Rodman, Isaiah Morris, a second-rounder (which became Antonio Lang) and a first-rounder (which became John Wallace) for Sean Elliot, David Wood and a first-rounder (which became Jerome Williams).
The New York Knicks are trading Obi Toppin to the Indiana Pacers for two second-round picks, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Rounding up the team were the guys who gave authentication to their nick name. Dennis Rodman, Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, John Salley, Vinnie Johnson and James Edwards. Whether it was throwing an elbow, a clothesline, a blatant body check or just the regular head butt, they could do it all.
Isiah Thomas is widely regarded as the best player in Pistons history, leading the team to two NBA Championships and holding multiple franchise records.
Did the Pistons trade Dennis Rodman?
The book was later adapted for a TV movie Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story. Although he had three years and $11.8 million remaining on his contract, Rodman demanded a trade. On October 1, 1993, the Pistons dealt him to the San Antonio Spurs.
Stackhouse, who was a top pick of Philly just two years prior, was expendable because he and Allen Iverson couldn't co-exist. Detroit still had Joe Dumars, so Stackhouse was groomed to be his successor. For a while, this worked and Stackhouse became a nice compliment to Grant Hill.
The Detroit Pistons were part of it, as they traded Josh Jackson and Trey Lyles to the Kings for Marvin Bagley III in part of a four-team deal that also cost Detroit a couple of second-round picks.
(July 6, 2022) – The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired forward Jerami Grant and the draft rights to Ismael Kamagate from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for the draft rights to Gabriele Procida, a 2025 first-round draft pick (via Milwaukee), a 2025 second-round draft pick and a 2026 second-round draft pick, the team ...
The Pistons' deadline day deal of sending Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks in a four-team deal (after the deadline smoke cleared, but more on that below) that netted Detroit a return of former No. 2 overall pick, Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman.
| Round | Pick | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Akeem Olajuwon^ |
| 1 | 2 | Sam Bowie |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Jordan^ |
| 1 | 4 | Sam Perkins |
Identical twins Amen and Ausar Thompson made history when they became the first brothers selected in the Top 5 — and back-to-back — in an NBA Draft.
Victor Wembanyama (Metropolitans 92) is the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Here's the complete and updated run of picks from 1-58. Relive the best moments from the 2023 NBA Draft!
Krause. You've seen The Last Dance, so you know the story: Scottie Pippen demanded a trade in 1997, fed up with Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause.
At the time of the trade, Rodman was considered highly talented, but also extremely controversial. Rodman clashed with coaches, teammates, and the media during his time in San Antonio, so the Spurs were eager to move on from him despite his impressive rebounding abilities.
Who did the Spurs trade Rodman for?
The Chicago Bulls shocked the NBA when they traded backup center Will Perdue to the San Antonio Spurs for Dennis Rodman before the start of the 1995-96 season.
Another team that might agree to a Ben Simmons trade to help them tank and get future draft assists is the Spurs. Like the Jazz, the Spurs are a better-than-you-thought 3-2 after five games and could get rid of some of their effective players to help their 2023 pick.
The Boston Celtics announced Sunday that they acquired All-Star guard Jrue Holiday in a trade that sends Robert Williams III, Malcolm Brogdon and two future first-round draft picks to the Portland Trail Blazers.Holiday, 33, was recently traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to Portland as part of a three-team deal that ...
The New York Knicks have finalized a trade to send forward Obi Toppin to the Indiana Pacers, the teams announced. Pacers receive: Obi Toppin.
The Golden State Warriors have officially moved on from former second-overall pick James Wiseman, sending the young big man to Detroit in a four-team deal that brought Gary Payton II back to the Warriors.
The rivalry between the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons remains legendary in the annals of NBA history. Michael Jordan had many iconic games against the "Bad Boys" throughout his career, and perhaps the most impressive one was when he dropped 59 points on their home floor on Easter Sunday in 1988.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is officially the oldest player in the league following the retirement of Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem back in July. The King is entering his 21st NBA season and he had the perfect reaction when asked about the milestone.
Bojan Bogdanovic hit the most threes for the Pistons in 2022-23, with 145 three-pointers.
As of August 2023, Isiah Thomas was the Detroit Pistons player with the most points in franchise history. Thomas became the career points leader of the Detroit Pistons after accumulating 18,822 points whilst playing for the team.
Is Dennis Rodman a Millionaire?
Dennis Rodman's net worth is estimated at only $500,000 in 2022.
Two of his 7 rebounding titles came while a Piston; his two highest averages. If you look as his best ppg and rpg, his Detroit career surpasses his Chicago career; amazing because he starting less than 1/2 of his Piston games and averaging about 5 fewer minutes per game in Detroit than what he did in Chicago.
The athlete had a brief relationship with Madonna in 1994. They were together for only a few months, but the relationship was one of Rodman's more high-profile and highly-publicized relationships.
Citing the need to make changes amidst a steady decline and a terrible start to the 2006-07 season, the Sixers traded Iverson and Ivan McFarlin to the Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith, and two 2007 first-round picks.
The Detroit Pistons traded 2004 Finals MVP Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess, and Cheikh Samb to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson.
Detroit Pistons (1997–2002)
Midway through the 1997–98 season, Stackhouse was dealt to the Detroit Pistons with Eric Montross for Theo Ratliff, Aaron McKie and future considerations. By the 1999–2000 season, his second full season with the Pistons, Stackhouse was averaging 23.6 points per game.
Rodman made himself eligible for the 1986 NBA draft. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons as the third pick in the second round (27th overall), joining the rugged team of coach Chuck Daly that was called "Bad Boys" for their hard-nosed approach to basketball.
Laimbeer outplayed Shaq just a few days before retiring
“When we had players here who no longer cared, I'd ride them unmercifully. They had no business being here, and I was becoming one of those players. I couldn't accept that, so I stepped aside.
The Los Angeles Clippers traded superstar forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons on Monday in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a 2018 protected first-round pick and a 2019 second-round selection. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com first reported the trade.
The New York Knicks have traded Kemba Walker and Jalen Duren, the No. 13 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, to the Detroit Pistons, sources told The Athletic on Thursday. New York acquired Duren from the Charlotte Hornets to make the deal.
Why was Stackhouse traded?
Jerry Stackhouse
Stackhouse, who was a top pick of Philly just two years prior, was expendable because he and Allen Iverson couldn't co-exist. Detroit still had Joe Dumars, so Stackhouse was groomed to be his successor. For a while, this worked and Stackhouse became a nice compliment to Grant Hill.
Detroit Pistons (2022–present)
Duren was selected with the 13th overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2022 NBA draft. On draft day, his rights were traded to the New York Knicks and then to the Detroit Pistons.
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is expected to miss the rest of the 2022-23 NBA season after having surgery on his left leg, the team announced Friday. Per the Pistons, the procedure was done “to stabilize and promote complete healing” of a stress fracture in his left tibia.
If you look as his best ppg and rpg, his Detroit career surpasses his Chicago career; amazing because he starting less than 1/2 of his Piston games and averaging about 5 fewer minutes per game in Detroit than what he did in Chicago.
Michael knew that he needed Dennis as much as the latter needed the superstar because they were both essential to their dynastic success. That's also why Jordan made an effort to understand how to lead Rodman, especially when the big man would act out at times.
The Pistons retired the No. 2 jersey in honor of Daly in 1997 to celebrate the two NBA Championships he won with the Bad Boys. Daly was hired in 1983, at a time when the franchise had not recorded back-to-back winning seasons since the mid-1950s.
Today, the Detroit Pistons unveiled their Nike NBA City Edition uniforms exclusively for the 2022-23 NBA season, an ode to the historic St. Cecilia's gym in Detroit.
- Bill Laimbeer. 5 of 5. Pistons Era: 1982-1993.
- Dennis Rodman. 4 of 5. Pistons Era: 1986-1993. ...
- Rick Mahorn. 3 of 5. Pistons Era: 1985-1989, 1996-1998. ...
- Isiah Thomas. 2 of 5. Pistons Era: 1981-1994. ...
- John Salley. 1 of 5. Pistons Era: 1986-1992. Uniform Number: 22. ...
