The Detroit Pistons have made their first big offseason move trading Marcus Morris to the Boston Celtics for Avery Bradley.
The Detroit Pistons have made a splash, trading Marcus Morris for Avery Bradley, according to multiple reports.
The Boston Celtics are finalizing a trade to send Avery Bradley to Detroit, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2017
Sources: Detroit sending forward Marcus Morris to Boston for guard Avery Bradley.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 7, 2017
Boston also sending a 2019 second-round pick to Detroit, league sources say. https://t.co/EmyZBoIoO3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 7, 2017
My initial reaction–what?! I did not see this coming.
My other initial reaction is that this spells the end for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and his time in Detroit, that is, unless there are more moves coming and the Pistons desire to play a lineup of Avery Bradley and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope at times at the two and three, or potentially at the one and two at times.
Neither theory makes a ton of sense, though that would make for an interesting lineup defensively.
My gut reaction, focusing on just the players involved is that this was an A+ deal for Detroit. Now, putting this move into context and realizing that this deal is likely Detroit choosing Bradley over Caldwell-Pope, while losing Morris in the process makes me feel much worse about the trade.
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Overall, I’ll give this move a A. It feels like there are more moves to come.