5 questions for the remainder of the Detroit Pistons season

Questions for the remainder of the Detroit Pistons’ season

#4: Is Jerami Grant part of the long-term plans for the Detroit Pistons?

This question has been hanging over Detroit for the entire season, as Grant will be headed into the final year of his contract and there are some concerns about his fit with Cade Cunningham.

We haven’t seen enough to know if this is going to work, but there have been signs that Grant is willing to adjust his game to better fit with Detroit’s young star.

Grant seemingly wants to be in Detroit, which is good, but if the main reason he wants to be here is so that he can be the number one option, well, it might be time to end this relationship.

I don’t know if 24 games will be enough to accurately evaluate Grant’s fit, but I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that these games are the most important of his career from a contract standpoint.

If Grant shows himself to be a valuable veteran who can fit in with the Pistons’ young core, then he might be worth a four year extension.

If not, then the Pistons absolutely have to trade him in the offseason so that they can head into next year without the trade questions lingering over the team.

Detroit will be reluctant to trade Grant for a small haul, but extending him if it is not working out would be the far worse crime in my opinion.