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Detroit Pistons: Blake Griffin strikes out in free agency recruitment

By Brendan Triola

DETROIT, MI - APRIL 22: Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons sits on the bench between teammates Zaza Pachulia #27 and Ish Smith #14 after fouling out against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of Game Four of the first round of the 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Little Caesars Arena on April 22, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. The Bucks defeated the Pistons in four straight games, 127-104. 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 Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - APRIL 22: Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons sits on the bench between teammates Zaza Pachulia #27 and Ish Smith #14 after fouling out against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of Game Four of the first round of the 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Little Caesars Arena on April 22, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. The Bucks defeated the Pistons in four straight games, 127-104. 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 Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /
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Blake Griffin tried to recruit free agents to the Detroit Pistons this offseason, but none of them signed. Who were the players he wanted to team up with?

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DETROIT, MI – APRIL 22: Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons sits on the bench between teammates Zaza Pachulia #27 and Ish Smith #14 after fouling out against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of Game Four of the first round of the 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Little Caesars Arena on April 22, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. The Bucks defeated the Pistons in four straight games, 127-104. 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 Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /

Blake Griffin struck out this summer and he didn’t switch gears like Michael Jordan to play professional baseball.

In his appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast to accept the “Blake of the Year Award”, Griffin mentioned that he went 0-for-3 in recruiting free agents to the Detroit Pistons this offseason. He named one player in Jeff Green.

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Griffin said on the podcast that he texted Green in an attempt to sway him to sign with the Pistons. Thirty minutes after he sent the text message, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Green had already made up his decision, agreeing to sign with the Utah Jazz.

This begs the question, who were the other two players that Blake Griffin tried to recruit to Detroit this year? Let’s speculate.

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