Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards: Time, TV, just one day after teams made trade
About 24 hours after completing a trade, the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons will meet on the court for a matinee for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The two worst teams in the Eastern Conference decided to shake up their rosters, with the Pistons sending Marvin Bagley III, Isaiah Livers and 2025 and 2026 second-round picks to the Wizards for Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala, multiple sources confirmed to the Free Press.
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The deal allows the Pistons to create more cap space to either facilitate a trade before the deadline or sign someone during free agency this offseason while adding two veterans on expiring contracts in the meantime.
A Pistons official told the Free Press' Omari Sankofa II the deal with the Wizards is the "first step" in their hopes of saving the rebuild, and the predecessor to more moves in the coming months.
As far as the game Monday, all four players involved in the deal are listed as out with the trade is still pending. The matchup is a chance for the Pistons to redeem one of – if not the worst – losses of the season when they were run off their home court by Kyle Kuzma (32 points) and Washington, 126-107, on Nov. 27 to fall to 2-15 on the season.
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This time around, the Pistons will have to try and do it without top player Cade Cunningham.
Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards start time today
Matchup: Pistons (3-36) vs. Wizards (7-31).
Date: Monday, Jan. 15.
Time: 3 p.m. ET.
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
Betting line: Wizards by 5½ (how to bet and get sign up bonuses).
[ MUST WATCH: The "The Pistons Pulse" podcast with Omari Sankofa II and Bryce Simon reacted live to the trade Sunday morning with Spotrac cap expert Keith Smith. Watch the broadcast replay below. ]
Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards TV channel today
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM 97.1 (Pistons radio affiliates).
Streaming: Fubo (free trial).
If you do not have Bally Sports Detroit, you can sign up for Fubo with a free trial to watch the Pistons all season long.
Detroit Pistons injury report vs. Washington Wizards
Cade Cunningham (left knee strain) continues to be out after missing the past three games, all losses. Monte Morris (right quad strain) remains out having yet to play a game this season, but he's getting closer to his debut. Both Mike Muscala and Danilo Gallinari are out with the trade pending, and Bojan Bogdanovic is out for a second straight game with calf soreness.
Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers are both listed as out as well, while former first-round pick Johnny Davis is listed as questionable with a non-COVID illness.
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Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards projected starting lineups
Pistons: G Killian Hayes, G Jaden Ivey, F Kevin Knox, F Isaiah Stewart, C Jalen Duren.
Wizards: G Tyus Jones, G Jordan Poole, F Kyle Kuzma, F Deni Avdija, C Daniel Gafford.
Lineups subject to change.
Pistons uniform, jersey vs. Wizards
The Pistons will wear their traditional white uniform with red and blue trim.
The Wizards are in their Statement Edition kits, with navy blue tops and shorts, with red trim and "The District of Columbia" spelled out in white across the jersey chest.
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