The 2022 NBA Trade Deadline is this coming Thursday and the trade rumors are flowing like honey when it comes to the Detroit Pistons.
The one Pistons player who keeps on coming up as a top trade candidate is F Jerami Grant, who is reportedly coveted most by a trio of teams.
But in an article published in Bleacher Report, it is suggested that the Pistons trade G/F Hamidou Diallo and multiple draft picks to the Orlando Magic for the former No. 6 overall pick, Mo Bamba.
Here is what Bleacher Report has to say about the suggested trade.
Detroit Pistons Receive:Â F/C Mo Bamba
Orlando Magic Receive:Â G/F Hamidou Diallo, 2022 second-round pick (via Brooklyn Nets), 2024 second-round pick (via Sacramento Kings)
After a trade for Bol Bol was accepted but later fell through because of a failed physical, the Pistons should pursue another young, athletic center.
Bamba is on the final year of his rookie deal, meaning the Pistons could use the final few months to see how he fits before getting the rights to match any offers the 23-year-old receives in restricted free agency.
Detroit could use Bamba and Isaiah Stewart as a two-headed monster at center or play them next to each other with the former’s three-point shooting ability.
If Orlando has hesitations about paying Bamba with Wendell Carter Jr. and Jonathan Isaac already on extensions, flipping him for wing help and picks makes sense.
Diallo, 23, is averaging 10.8 points, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 22.4 minutes per night. A poor outside shooter, Diallo uses his athleticism to fuel his scoring and could become Orlando’s new sixth man should the Magic trade Terrence Ross at the deadline. The Magic pick up a pair of second-rounders here as well.
Nation, would you be down with the Pistons pulling off this trade?
I think it’s a GREAT TRADE!!