Detroit Pistons: Risks and benefits of extending Jerami Grant

The Detroit Pistons have a lot of tough decisions to make this offseason, including the future of Jerami Grant.

There has long been speculation that the Pistons would move Grant, who is on an expiring contract and has drawn interest from many teams, including the Portland Trail Blazers and Atlanta Hawks.

Most of the reported offers have been underwhelming, and the Detroit Pistons continue to say that they aren’t going to move Grant just to move him. If the Pistons don’t get an offer they like, Grant will likely remain in Detroit, where he is reportedly looking for an extension in the 4 years/$112 million range.

Detroit Pistons: The Jerami Grant extension

There are some fans of the Detroit Pistons who would be livid if this happens (trust me, I hear from them every single day), but given his production and the age of the roster, it might not be the worst thing to keep at least one adult around who actually plays impact minutes.

But any deal like this carries a certain amount of risk, especially for a 28-year-old who is in the latter half of his prime. There is also the argument that the Detroit Pistons have not won much with Grant, who has missed a lot of games, so should they really be keeping a guy like that around, especially when they can turn him into potentially better assets?

The key word there is potential, as there is no guarantee that a draft pick is even going to turn into an NBA rotation player, much less be one that is actually better than Jerami Grant.

Troy Weaver is going to have to carefully weigh the benefits and risks of extending Jerami Grant, not only when it comes to his play on the court, but also his salary and how it will affect the Detroit Pistons moving forward.