The Detroit Pistons and Hamidou Diallo agreed to a two-year, $10.4 million deal this offseason. For a player like Diallo, this is as close to a “prove it” type of contract as it gets. What can we expect from Diallo? What will his role be this season? How does his role change from his limited sample of games with the Pistons last season?
When Troy Weaver traded Diallo midseason, it was clear he had a plan for the young wing. Diallo was in the last year of his rookie deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and teams don’t typically trade for expiring contracts unless they are: 1.