Detroit Pistons trade Marcus Morris for Avery Bradley
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.