The Detroit Pistons continue to make moves on Draft Day.
Not long after they acquired four second round draft picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for their 30th overall draft selection, they’ve now acquired the No. 37 pick in the draft from the Dallas Mavericks.
In return, Dallas received Detroit’s No. 45 pick and, as Rod Beard of the Detroit News reported, one of the four second-round picks the Pistons just acquired from the Warriors.
The Mavericks select Deividas Sirvydis with the No. 37 pick in the 2019 #NBADraft!
He will reportedly be headed to the @DetroitPistons via trade. pic.twitter.com/L3Zhzrhh26
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 21, 2019
With the 37th pick, the Pistons acquired 19-year-old 6-8, 190-pound wing Deividas Sirvydis of Lithuania.
Confused? Let’s break it down a bit, courtesy of James Edwards of The Athletic:
To make sense for #Pistons fan, per source: The trade with Cleveland netted Detroit four seconds (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024) and cash. The trade with Dallas gave the Pistons No. 37 (Deividas Sirvydis, who will likely be stashed) and sent out the 2020 and 2021 2nds and 45th tonight.
— James L. Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) June 21, 2019
He played the past three seasons with Vilnius Pearl in Lithuania’s second division, the NKL, and with Rytas in the country’s top pro league, the LKL. He averaged 27.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in three games with Pearl last season and 5.4 points in 30 games with Rytas.
