Ranking the Detroit Pistons' top 3 trade targets

#2: Michael Porter Jr. 

I wrote about Michael Porter Jr. as a possibility, and if the Nuggets get out to a slow start, I do think he’ll be on the trade market. 

The Nuggets did nothing to improve in the offseason, have no depth and lost another key player in Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a guy they are going to miss dearly. 

If they were to struggle early, or the bench is costing them games, expect the Nuggets to turn one of their big contracts into multiple players to help their depth. 

The question is how much the Pistons should give up to get a player like MPJ. He does have some red flags when it comes to health. 

He also has a hefty contract for a guy who is basically a spot-up shooter, the 3rd or 4th option on a championship team. 

The counter is that he is young, is a very good spot-up shooter who hits over 40 percent from long range at 6-foot-10 and he may have more to offer on a team that doesn’t have the MVP and Jamal Murray on it. 

The question is whether he is that much better than Simone Fontecchio, a player who averaged around the same numbers for the Pistons last season and who is on a great value contract. 

If Detroit could land MPJ without giving up a star-like package, he might be worth a flyer, but given his contract, they can’t give up too much for a guy who does have some limitations.