Detroit Pistons make sidestep trade with Wizards, add Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala
The Detroit Pistons have finally made an in-season trade Sunday morning, just before the Lions steal all the headlines in with an NFL home playoff game.
The Pistons are acquiring Washington Wizards stretch big men Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala in exchange for center Marvin Bagley III, forward Isaiah Livers, and two second-round picks, the Free Press confirmed.
The Pistons, 3-36 and on pace for the worst record in NBA history, shed Bagley's contract ($12.5 million in 2024-25), while the other three players are on expiring deals: Livers ($1.8 million), Gallinari ($6.8 million) and Muscala ($3.5 million). The Pistons are projected for around $39 million in cap space this summer, but favorable options are limited.
Neither Gallinari, 35, or Muscala, 32, have played all that much for the Wizards, the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference at 7-31. But they both have a history of making 3-point baskets, something Bagley and Livers have failed to do this season.
Pistons owner Tom Gores spoke Dec. 22 during the midst of an NBA-record 28-game losing streak, saying he expected changes before the Feb. 8 trade deadline.
There are three more weeks to see how much more change comes next.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report the deal.
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