When Jerami Grant was making a bigger name for himself in the Orlando Bubble last season, almost no one would have guessed that he would end up with the Pistons this season. After the Nuggets made the conference finals, the easy guess would have been that Grant would be back, ready to give it another push to try to get past the Lakers.
Or not.
Grant turned some heads when he decided to sign with the Pistons in free agency, even after getting a similar deal from the Nuggets. He was looking for a bigger opportunity with being a primary option with a new team — and the Pistons had that for him, in addition to a reunion of sorts with new general manager Troy Weaver, who had been watching Grant’s progression since Grant’s early years.