After a week of waiting and deliberation, the Pistons found a trading partner for Derrick Rose.
General manager Troy Weaver decided on the Knicks to replace 23-year-old point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and Charlotte’s second round (which owns New York) to Detroit for Rose, sources told The Athletic.
The second round is currently selected at number 40.
Rose has put out Detroit’s last three games – first for a ‘stomach’, then ‘rest’ and then ‘personal reasons’, while the Pistons talk to several teams in the league at the same time to find a good trading partner.
According to sources, Rose and the Pistons agreed that a trade would be best for both parties. Detroit, which is 5-17 and in the midst of a rebuild, is moving more toward its youth as the season progresses, while Rose can still deliver an important spark to a team in playoffs. The former MVP scores an average of 14.2 points …