Over the course of the past few seasons, the Detroit Pistons have rolled out one of the most uninspired wing rotations in the NBA. Whether they be undersized, like Luke Kennard, Bruce Brown, Reggie Bullock, and Wayne Ellington (who were often asked to play out of position), under-skilled like Glenn Robinson III and Stanley Johnson, or just some guys who maxed out at “hey, maybe they can hold their own” like James Ennis and Tony Snell.
Troy Weaver refused to allow that trend to continue. In one of his first, and perhaps most polarizing moves as general manager, he traded away Luke Kennard, Bruce Brown (and four second-round picks) in a three-team trade that netted the rights to the 19th overall pick in the 2020 draft that turned into Saddiq Bey (as well as the now-waived Dzanan Musa, Rodney McGruder and a bad second-round pick).