The Milwaukee Bucks traded forward Ersan Ilyasova to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Caron Butler and Shawne Williams on Thursday, ESPN reported. It's a move that points toward further uncertainty with big man Greg Monroe heading into the offseason.
Monroe is an unrestricted free agent this summer, and this deal shows the Pistons' realization that the amount of interest he's likely to generate on the open market could leave a major void in their roster. Instead, the team made a preemptive strike through the trade market.
David Mayo of MLive.com reported the "likelihood remains that [Monroe] seeks an external deal.