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Detroit Pistons: Is Delon Wright the odd man out?

By Stuart London

Detroit Pistons guard Delon Wright (55) takes a three point shot in the third quarter against Brooklyn. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports
Detroit Pistons guard Delon Wright (55) takes a three point shot in the third quarter against Brooklyn. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Detroit Pistons guard Dennis Smith Jr. (0) drives to the basket. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Does trading Delon Wright solve the Detroit Pistons point guard logjam?

With the Pistons hip-deep (pun intended) in point guards, there is a couple of ways to go:

  1. Play two point guards at the same time.
  2. Trade one of them.

Coach Casey has mentioned he is looking at playing two point guards. However, that could hinder the Pistons already lousy outside shooting. Neither Hayes, Smith Jr. or Lee are good shooters behind the three-point line.

The reason Lee dropped to the second round was because he had not shot well from outside in college.

Wright hss been very good from ‘3’ this year, making 39.2% of his shots as of Monday. However, that is 4.5 points better than his career average.  Looking at his history, you can not assume he will continue to shoot threes so well.

As for trade value, Hayes, Smith Jr. and Lee have virtually none.

Other NBA teams are not calling general manager Troy Weaver about a guy who played seven games and missed three-quarters of his shots  (Hayes), a player who was headed to the G-League (Smith Jr.) and a rookie second-rounder (Lee).

All three are much more valuable to the Pistons than what they could get on the trade market.

Wright is a different story.

He is a veteran with a proven track record. Wright is playing well, can play multiple positions, and has some playoff experience from his time in Toronto and Dallas.

Wright’s name has been tossed around the NBA on-line rumor mill. The 76ers are among the teams thrown about as a possible trade destination for Wright.

With the Pistons cache of second-round draft picks low due to the Luke Kennard and Svi Mykhaliuk trades, GM Weaver would certainly listen to a team willing to kick in a a couple of second-rounders for Wright.

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Hayes, Lee and Smith Jr. are young point guards who could develop into solid players. No reason to jettison any of them, particularly for a club that is looking to the future.

Wright is a good player. But his contract runs out next season, when he will turn 30-years-old. He is not part of the future.

Yes, this makes Delon Wright the odd man out.

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