Jerami Grant Out Indefinitely (And Grant Trade discussions)

bjones521 · Post #1 » by **bjones521** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 2:37 am

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/265001/Jerami-Grant-Out-Indefinitely-With-Torn-Ligaments-In-Thumb

Yikes...we may not win another game until he comes back or Olynyk

bkseven · Post #2 » by **bkseven** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 2:42 am

With the number one pick in the 2022 NBA draft….!

bstein14 · Post #3 » by **bstein14** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 2:42 am

Going to be a real test to see where the young guys are at now. Good thing is this means 16 more shots a game for all the young guys we're trying to develop. I'm sure at least a few of those goes to Cade.

Also think this forces Casey to play Garza. Will be interesting to see who ends up starting in his place. Feels most likely to be Lyles but I could also see a case being made for Josh Jackson.

The Moose · Post #4 » by **The Moose** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 2:50 am

holy hell this is going to be ugly

ElectricMayhem · Post #5 » by **ElectricMayhem** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:05 am

I like that it will force Cade Cunningham to be the man every single night. Will he be insanely inefficient? Certainly. It will force him to learn quickly, though, and I think he has the right temperament to take a beating and grow from it. I just hope we're able to get double digit wins this year.

Pharaoh · Post #6 » by **Pharaoh** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:13 am

ElectricMayhem wrote:I like that it will force Cade Cunningham to be the man every single night. Will he be insanely inefficient? Certainly. It will force him to learn quickly, though, and I think he has the right temperament to take a beating and grow from it. I just hope we're able to get double digit wins this year.

This!

Will be interesting to see how the rotation shakes out without Grant. We don't have a lot of depth at the 4/5

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The Moose · Post #7 » by **The Moose** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:19 am

perhaps Bey shifts up to the 4 and we bring in Diallo

Laimbeer · Post #8 » by **Laimbeer** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:25 am

Kilo · Post #9 » by **Kilo** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:28 am

All that it guarantees is Pistons pick no worse than 5th.

The Moose · Post #10 » by **The Moose** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:45 am

Kilo wrote:All that it guarantees is Pistons pick no worse than 5th.

yea, even if we finish last we have a 48% at picking 5th

Post #11 » by **Snakebites** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:45 am

Kilo wrote:All that it guarantees is Pistons pick no worse than 5th.

Which was already looking like it was a very strong possibility anyway.

There's no putting a bow on this- it sucks. Devalues him as an asset, makes the team even tougher to watch.

There will still be better than a 50% chance we don't get a top 4 pick.

zeebneeb · Post #12 » by **zeebneeb** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:52 am

Welp, in the worst possible way we get to test my theory that Grant doesn't fit with Cade.

Cade is about to go to the school of hard knocks. He is, without question going to be the man from here on in. True test of his metal, and we'll all find out if he is for sure worth, the #1 pick.

On a team filled with those who defer, Cade is about to get 20-30 shots a night. Will also force Hayes to shoot more as well. Going to find out a TON about this teams younger players.

The Moose · Post #13 » by **The Moose** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:52 am

Snakebites wrote:
Kilo wrote:All that it guarantees is Pistons pick no worse than 5th.

Which was already looking like it was a very strong possibility anyway.

There's no putting a bow on this- it sucks. Devalues him as an asset, makes the team even tougher to watch.

There will still be better than a 50% chance we don't get a top 4 pick.

the bottom 3 teams all have 52% at a top 4 pick, so i guess its going to be a coinflip.
But yeah, it doesn't really improve our lottery odds at all, its just going to affect whether we can fall to 5 or 7. How important that is, who knows

sfballa13 · Post #14 » by **sfballa13** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:54 am

At best we are looking at 4-6 weeks for him to return.

Trade deadline is February 10.

Very stupid of us not to trade Grant esp with his decline and how the season was going.

Manocad · Post #15 » by **Manocad** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:04 am

Well, according to some posters this will improve the Pistons’ offense so it’s a good thing, right?

Manocad · Post #16 » by **Manocad** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:05 am

sfballa13 wrote:At best we are looking at 4-6 weeks for him to return.

Trade deadline is February 10.

Very stupid of us not to trade Grant esp with his decline and how the season was going.

Yeah, because that’s the smart way to trade…wait for a player to slump then get rid of him. Next should be Bey, right?

7r5ur · Post #17 » by **7r5ur** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:38 am

I'm not sure if playing 1-on-5 on offense is the best way to develop Cade, but I guess we'll find out!

Shame Livers isn't really back in the flow. Would be a good time to see what he can do.

zeebneeb · Post #18 » by **zeebneeb** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:48 am

Manocad wrote:Well, according to some posters this will improve the Pistons’ offense so it’s a good thing, right?

Smells like a possible wager to me.

vege · Post #19 » by **vege** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:56 am

What a nightmare.

DNice68 · Post #20 » by **DNice68** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:25 am

bjones521 wrote:
https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/265001/Jerami-Grant-Out-Indefinitely-With-Torn-Ligaments-In-Thumb

Yikes...we may not win another game until he comes back or Olynyk

We were horrible with Grant, we will be horrible without. It may improve the offense, Grant is a ball stopper, and makes no one better.