Options, extensions and trade opportunities for the Pistons

Possible trade opportunities for the Pistons 

Brandon Ingram 

We’ve been talking about this one for a while, but I do get the sense Trajan Langdon is biding his time. Why trade for BI now when you could get him for cheap at the deadline or just wait for him to be a free agent? It’s possible Langdon is not interested at all, as he was the GM that didn’t give Ingram an extension. 

But with Trey Murphy III signing a big deal, the Pelicans are in unfamiliar territory financially. My guess is that they will see how the season goes before making a call on BI, but he’ll be one of the big names at the deadline. 

He will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, so the Pels risk losing him for nothing if they don’t trade him or extend him. 

Michael Porter Jr. 

MPJ is one of those players who is strangely over and underrated at the same time. He gets paid too much for what he does, that much is true, but he’s also been the 4th option on a team with a 3-time MVP, so he’s more of a role player than he would be on the Pistons. 

Yes, he makes too much money, but if money is all it takes, then why not? MPJ only has two guaranteed years left on his deal, the third is only partially guaranteed, so the contract isn’t a killer. 

If the Nuggets underperform and are desperate to get off his money, there won’t be a lot of teams that can help, but the Pistons have $10 million in cap space and the expiring contract of Tim Hardaway Jr. to get things started. 

The Nuggets aren’t going to go deep into the tax for a mediocre team, so this one is pending how they play this season, but MPJ could definitely be on the market now that they have committed to Aaron Gordon. $35 million can buy depth and the Nuggets need it.