Kevin Pelton of ESPN graded the Pistons’ trade of Caron Butler and Shawne Williams for Ersan Ilyasova:
Detroit: B+
In the year he’s spent with the Pistons as head coach and president of basketball operations, Stan Van Gundy has bargain-hunted for a stretch power forward. He acquired Anthony Tolliver in a trade last season with the Phoenix Suns and claimed Williams off waivers. Neither player has the pedigree of Ersan Ilyasova, a 37 percent career 3-point shooter who has started off and on throughout his seven seasons with the Bucks.
Detroit gave up only two players with non-guaranteed contracts, so Ilyasova is essentially a free-agent signing for the team.