Detroit Pistons history: Where are the pieces from the Blake Griffin trade now?
Avery Bradley
After being acquired by the Pistons from Boston just a few months prior, Bradley was out of Detroit as mysteriously as he arrived. The fit just wasn’t cohesive enough.
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His defensive effort is seldom in question, but a majority of the success he saw on offense came from give-and-go’s and the top of the key. As pretty as it looked when the shot fell, it was just too niche.
Bradley’s tenure as a Clipper was short lived and plagued with injury. He wasn’t meshing with the offense and he wasn’t making his shots. After one season, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies at the trade deadline.
His contract ended and he became a free agent. He found himself back in Los Angeles, but now he was playing for the Lakers. Expectations were high for him, and he started off strong with his new team.
No franchise is signing Bradley to be one of their main scoring options. They want him for his defense. While his consistency certainly comes and goes, he’s done a respectable job competing on a team who’s trying to win a championship.
Bradley went from an All-Defensive Team caliber player, to a journeyman. But Los Angeles could be home for a while.