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Detroit Pistons trade Stanley Johnson to the Milwaukee Bucks

ByEnoc Carranco|
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Stanley Johnson #7 of the Detroit Pistons dribbles the ball against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on January 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Stanley Johnson #7 of the Detroit Pistons dribbles the ball against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on January 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

After trading one of their wing players yesterday; the Detroit Pistons send Stanley Johnson to the Bucks for center Thon Maker.

The Trade Deadline is around the corner, and as predicted; the Detroit Pistons are making moves already. First, Reggie Bullock who was sent to the Lakers in a trade that brings Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and a 2021 second round pick to Detroit.

But around 10:30am on Wednesday, Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN) dropped yet another *unexpected* move:

Stanley Johnson came to Detroit in the 2015 NBA draft as the #8 pick, and we all saw how badly SVG placed him on the court plus, never really developed as we fans expected, even when he gave us a sweet defensive match-up against LeBron James in the 2016 Playoffs.

Stanley leaves Detroit with career averages of 7.1 points, 1.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. But his defensive mindset and hustle, were what the Pistons received from him. I think this change of scenario might just be what he needs, but we’ll see.

On the other hand Thon Maker arrives from league’s leader Milwaukee Bucks, and we can say he wasn’t really happy there. His play time declined on this season and what was supposed to be a building piece, was now at the bottom of the bench for the Bucks.

His numbers after being picked 10th on the 2016 NBA Draft, are 4.7 points, 0.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. But at 7’1 he could help a lot as a backup for Pistons All-Star forward Blake Griffin or even as a backup for Andre Drummond.

This move, helps the Pistons relief some more cap space and perhaps be able to make or talk about some other deal (on the business side) and on the court, the team can stretch the floor with Maker, because he is a respectable shooter from mid range and a 33 percent 3 point shooter.

Personally, I’m going to miss watching Stanley and Bullock in a Pistons uniform, but the team is now a little younger and taller, and if that can help them get over the hump to reach the Playoffs this year (which remains the main goal for Dwane Casey and his staff), we will hopefully wait for their arrival.

Ed Stefanski is still waiting to make another move… that I can sense. So let’s keep our heads up for the rest of this 24 hours of the deadline.

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