The Detroit Pistons, who released two reserve big men in the days following the NBA Trade Deadline, have fortified the big rotation by signing 38-year-old Taj Gibson to a 10-day contract.
Previously, the Pistons released two former Washington Wizards in Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala so the vets could land on contending teams. Gallinari eventually signed with the Milwaukee Bucks and Muscala signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Gibson, a 14-year NBA veteran big man, joins a rotation featuring Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart and James Wiseman. A defensive-minded veteran big man has been a giant need for the Pistons since the moment the Pistons decided to trade for young, offensive-minded big man Marvin Bagley (eventually traded in the Gallinari and Muscala deal) and drafted Duren.