The Detroit Pistons have begun the process of voiding the Rockets' trade of Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton to Detroit with the Pistons determining that examinations of Motiejunas' back condition prevent him from passing the physical.
If the Pistons successfully void the deal, as Yahoo Sports reported, Motiejunas and guard Marcus Thornton would return to the Rockets and the Pistons would keep the first-round pick they had agreed to send to Houston in the deal. The Pistons were given an extra 24 hours to consider the results of doctors' examinations of Motiejunas' back, giving them a 5 p.