Trade Grades
Pistons get: SF Tayshaun Prince
Suns get: SG Marcus Thornton, Cleveland’s 2016 first-rounder via Boston (top 10 protected in 2016, 2017, 2018, unprotected in 2019)
Celtics get: PG Isaiah Thomas, PF Jonas Jerebko, SF Luigi Datome
In this trade, Detroit was one of those teams that kind of just wedges themselves into a trade totally unnecessarily, and it definitely worked out for them. I’m sure they got a few pointers from New Orleans, who in turn took a page out of Philadelphia’s book (read Norris Cole Trade Grades under New Orleans to understand this one). This deal was mainly about Thomas going to Boston, but the Pistons managed to snag a productive small forward in Prince in exchange for a couple of rarely-used forwards. It was actually pretty necessary to bring Prince back for his second stint with Detroit, as SF Kyle Singler was dealt to the Thunder in a separate trade today, and the Pistons needed a replacement. Prince is nothing special, he’s on an expiring deal and is 34, but he is averaging a solid 7.5 points and 3 rebounds a game, and can space the floor as well. Nice pickup for the Pistons while giving little to nothing in this trade.
Grade: A-
Pistons get: SF Tayshaun Prince
Suns get: SG Marcus Thornton, Cleveland’s 2016 first-rounder via Boston (top 10 protected in 2016, 2017, 2018, unprotected in 2019)
Celtics get: PG Isaiah Thomas, PF Jonas Jerebko, SF Luigi Datome
In this trade, Detroit was one of those teams that kind of just wedges themselves into a trade totally unnecessarily, and it definitely worked out for them. I’m sure they got a few pointers from New Orleans, who in turn took a page out of Philadelphia’s book (read Norris Cole Trade Grades under New Orleans to understand this one). This deal was mainly about Thomas going to Boston, but the Pistons managed to snag a productive small forward in Prince in exchange for a couple of rarely-used forwards. It was actually pretty necessary to bring Prince back for his second stint with Detroit, as SF Kyle Singler was dealt to the Thunder in a separate trade today, and the Pistons needed a replacement. Prince is nothing special, he’s on an expiring deal and is 34, but he is averaging a solid 7.5 points and 3 rebounds a game, and can space the floor as well. Nice pickup for the Pistons while giving little to nothing in this trade.
Grade: A-