During the 2022 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons acquired Jalen Duren, who was originally selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the No. 13 pick, and Kemba Walker from the New York Knicks.
A week after the conclusion of the draft, the Pistons and Knicks made another trade that sent C Nerlens Noel, G Alec Burks Detroit’s own second-round pick in 2023, the Heat’s second-round pick in 2024, AND $6 million in cash to the Pistons.
In exchange, the Knicks got absolutely nothing except for salary cap space.
By taking on Noel and Burks, the Pistons took themselves out of the running for any free agents looking for a max contract.
Detroit Pistons C Nerlens Noel and G Alec Burks get jersey numbers
The trade between the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks has been made official and according to Rod Beard of the Detroit News, we now know that numbers Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks will be wearing during the 2022-23 season.
According to Beard, Noel will wear No. 9, while Alec Burks will wear No. 5.
Looks like #Pistons Nerlens Noel will wear No. 9 and Alec Burks No. 5.
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) July 11, 2022
The previous players to wear No. 9 for the Pistons include the following: (Via Basketball Reference)
| Ralph Johnson 1950-1953 |
| Richie Niemiera 1950 |
| Dick Groat 1953 |
| Zeke Sinicola 1954 |
| Paul Walther 1955 |
| Chuck Noble 1956-1958 |
| Willie Jones 1961-1965 |
| Tom Van Arsdale 1966-1968 |
| Happy Hairston 1968-1970 |
| Ben Kelso 1974 |
| Darrell Walker 1992-1993 |
| Charles O’Bannon 1998-1999 |
| Jermaine Jackson 2000 |
| Billy Owens 2001 |
| Rodney White 2002 |
| Danny Manning 2003 |
| Bob Sura 2004 |
| Horace Jenkins 2005 |
| Maurice Evans 2006 |
| Walter Herrmann 2008-2009 |
| Austin Daye 2010-2013 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2014-2017 |
| Luke Kennard 2018-2020 |
| Frank Jackson 2021-2022 |
The previous players to wear No. 9 for the Pistons include the following:
| Jerry Nagel 1950 |
| Bob Harris 1951 |
| Ken Murray 1951 |
| Jim Riffey 1951 |
| Mel Hutchins 1954-1957 |
| Joe Holup 1958-1959 |
| Bill Thieben 1958 |
| Ron Johnson 1961 |
| Wali Jones 1976 |
| Jackie Robinson 1980 |
| Lionel Hollins 1984 |
| Walter Bond 1995 |
| Litterial Green 1997 |
| Kornél Dávid 2001 |
| Victor Alexander 2002 |
| Jarvis Hayes 2008 |
| Chris Wilcox 2010-2011 |
| Damien Wilkins 2012 |
| Tony Mitchell 2014 |
| John Lucas III 2015 |
| Michael Gbinije 2017 |
| Langston Galloway 2018-2020 |
| Jerami Grant 2021-2022 |
Nation, will you be purchasing either a Nerlens Noel jersey or an Alec Burks jersey?
