Detroit Pistons: You’re not getting Bogdanovic for a “crap pick”
The biggest current debate around the Detroit Pistons is whether they will trade Bojan Bogdanovic before the February trade deadline.
It’s the classic argument of whether a young team should cash in a veteran asset for future hope or to hold onto him an in effort to speed up the process of getting competitive.
I just want the Detroit Pistons not to suck next season, so will be happy with their decision if that is the ultimate result. The Pistons’ offense has been much better with Bogdanovic (even without Cade Cunningham) but their defense is even worse this season than last, as they are on pace to have the worst D in team history.
I do think you could argue that getting the right pieces back in a Bogdanovic trade would make the Detroit Pistons better overall, but if the centerpiece of that trade is just a late first-round pick, then that makes it unlikely Detroit will be any better next season.
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Teams like the Lakers keep hoping Detroit is just posturing when they say they won’t budge on putting protections on any pick for Bogdanovic, but one NBA insider thinks Detroit will just keep Bojan Bogdanovic if the offer isn’t there.
Detroit Pistons: Zach Lowe on a possible Bojan Bogdanovic trade
NBA guru Zach Lowe talked briefly about the possibility of a Bogdanovic trade in the most recent episode of his podcast the Lowe Post.
Lowe didn’t mince words in his defense of the Detroit Pistons and had this to say to the contenders who think they are going to lowball Detroit:
"“You are not getting him (Bogdanovic) for a crap first-round pick. It will take a really really good first round pick with no protections.”"
Lowe then went on to say that he thinks Detroit will just keep the veteran if the right offer isn’t there, but that he does believe they will eventually trade him.
We are less than a month away from the February trade deadline, so we will know soon. Right now, I’d say the odds are still high that the Pistons trade him, as this is a seller’s market and some team will eventually be desperate enough to give into their demands.
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