Donatas Motiejunas trade to Pistons = canceled

[insidehoops]

Pistons have rescinded a trade that acquired forward/center Donatas Motiejunas and guard Marcus Thornton from the Houston Rockets in exchange for center Joel Anthony and a protected 2016 first-round draft pick.

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=18993

[imnew09]

Tank

[Fallen Angel]

Pistons lost two games in a row, realized they needed to keep that pick.

[Duderonomy]

Good for the Pistons. They can still get some value in the 11-15 pick.

[jayfan]

Pistons lost two games in a row, realized they needed to keep that pick.

Nah. Motie, when healthy, is probably better than anyone they'd be drafting. Bad backs are tough on 7 footers, though.





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[Rake2204]

Nah. Motie, when healthy, is probably better than anyone they'd be drafting. Bad backs are tough on 7 footers, though.Yep. I was thinking, if healthy, the Pistons would be lucky to find a guy like Motiejunas with whatever their pick is likely going to end up being (15ish). Plus, that guy would probably have to spend a few years developing to get to that level.

That said, we knew it was going to be a risk going in due to the back questions, so I'm satisfied that the system appears to have worked itself out. Trade for a guy who'd be nice if healthy, use the window to test him out, draw a conclusion from there.

[Sakkreth]

Apparently Van Gundy wanted to take a risk anyways but got overruled.

[el_locoteee]

Nah. Motie, when healthy, is probably better than anyone they'd be drafting. Bad backs are tough on 7 footers, though.





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They can always get him on Free agency without losing that first pick.

[jayfan]

Apparently Van Gundy wanted to take a risk anyways but got overruled.

Sauce?


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[Optimus Prime]

This has hilarious consequences for the Rockets. Now they will not have a first round pick next season if they make the playoffs (which seems likely...who will beat them? The Jazz? Kings? :lol). They will be over the luxury tax line now and one season closer to the repeater penalty. Finally, they will have two players back in a tumultuous locker room who were literally traded.

But analytics doe! :lol :oldlol: :roll:

:kobe:

[Rake2204]

Apparently Van Gundy wanted to take a risk anyways but got overruled.I didn't hear that angle yet. One of the few quotes I've seen from Van Gundy so far has been, "We did our due diligence and thought there was too much risk."

https://twitter.com/detnewsRodBeard/status/701908358689906688

[Lebron23]

He probably didn't pass the medical test.