Two of the worst teams in the NBA this season — the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards — have agreed in principle on a trade with one another.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Detroit Pistons will send former first-round pick Marvin Bagley, Isaiah Livers, and two second-round picks to the Washington Wizards in exchange for 16-year NBA veteran Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala.
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Bagley, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, didn’t last an entire season with the Pistons, even after signing a three-year, $37.5 million contract last summer. Livers was Detroit’s second-round pick in the 2021 Draft, and he has spent a good chunk of time with the team’s G-League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise.
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Gallinari has played for seven teams and returned to the floor in 2023-24 after missing all of last season due to a second season-ending ACL tear. The New York Knicks made Gallinari the sixth pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, where he stayed for three seasons. The 6-foot-10 forward can stretch the floor from three and is considered a solid piece to any team he joins.
Muscala has been in the Association for 10 years and has had stops with the Hawks, 76ers, Lakers, Thunder, and Celtics.
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The Wizards collect another pair of late-round picks as they rebuild their roster for future seasons. While the Detroit Pistons secure experienced players to help improve a roster that has been one of the youngest in the league in head coach Monty Williams’ first season with the franchise.