![]() If Grant wants to lock in a lucrative long-term deal, he’ll have to find it elsewhere. If it were only two teams involved, there would be less urgency to get a deal done.īuilding on that, Detroit probably doesn’t want to offer him the contract extension for the aforementioned reasons. Reading between the lines, a report like this is more likely to come from the player’s camp since it drums up trade interest across the league. On a side note, that means there are at least 24 teams calling about Grant… seems like a bit too much but hey, keep patting your sources on the back there Shams. ![]() The Pistons are currently receiving interest from “dozens of teams” about Grant’s availability with the LA Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers at the forefront of those discussions per Shams Charania, The Athletic. If they decide not to trade him, Grant will likely ask for that extension this offseason and does a rebuilding team really want to sign a long-term extension for a player who will be on the wrong side of 30 when they’re ready to compete? By trading him now, they’d get a collection of assets to help with their rebuild. Regardless of which team he’s with, the forward can sign a deal worth up to four years, $112 million on top of the $20.95 million he’ll be owed next season.įrom the Pistons point of view, they clearly won the signing, bringing in a solid scorer that the rest of the league didn’t know he was. Any potential trade suitor would have to wait until he’s healthy before he can get on the court.Ĭomplicating things more is the fact that Grant is extension-eligible this offseason. This trade report comes at a strange time for Grant as he recently tore a ligament in his thumb, sidelining him for six-plus weeks. I broke down how he improved on offense early last season for Sir Charles In Charge. This season, Grant hasn’t regained his early-Detroit form but is still putting up 20.1 points per game and showing much more with the ball than he did with the Nuggets or Oklahoma City Thunder. He was a favorite for Most Improved Player in 2020-21 before his efficiency tailed off down the end of the season. Jerami Grant broke out in his first season with the Pistons, averaging 22.3 points per game while shooting 43 percent from the floor and 35 percent from 3-point range on high volume. When Grant left Denver in free agency to join the Pistons, it was a puzzling move since the former Syracuse forward hadn’t proven he could be the go-to scorer on his own team. Marc Stein reported on his Substack that there’s a “rising belief” that the Detroit Pistons will move on from Grant at the deadline, despite the long-standing relationship between the player and GM Troy Weaver. Raptors: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.It’s looking like Jerami Grant will be traded this season and with the Denver Nuggets needing help at the forward slots, would a reunion between the two make sense? Trail Blazers: Visit the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. “We knew we had to come out with a level of intensity.” ![]() ![]() “In our last game, against Philly, in the third quarter they came out and jumped on us early,” Grant said. The Trail Blazers took an 80-74 lead to the fourth. Grant scored eight points and Brogdon had seven as Portland made 13 of 22 attempts in the third. The Raptors shot 3 for 16 from 3-point range in the first two quarters. Siakam scored the final four points of the first half to give Toronto a 50-47 lead at the intermission. Portland center Robert Williams III was rested on the second night of a back-to-back after playing 26 minutes in Sunday’s loss at Philadelphia. Forward Precious Achiuwa, who left Saturday’s game because of a sore left groin, did not play Monday. “We couldn’t get buckets and that was the theme of the night,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said.Īnunoby returned after sitting out Saturday’s loss to Philadelphia because of muscle cramps. The Raptors shot a season-worst 4 for 29 from 3-point range, with Siakam missing all six of his attempts.Īnunoby was the only Raptors player to make more than one 3-pointer. Pascal Siakam scored 20 points, and Dennis Schroder and O.G. “I feel like we should have won this one,” Barnes said. Scottie Barnes had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Jakob Poeltl had 14 points and 10 rebounds, but Toronto lost its third straight. I thought defensively he was really good as well.” “Both halves he was aggressive, he was attacking. “I was just so happy for Scoot,” Billups said. Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson scored 11 points as Portland snapped a two-game losing streak against Toronto.
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