On Wednesday evening, the Detroit Pistons will be in California to face off against the Sacramento Kings.
Before the game, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the team has made a trade with the Utah Jazz.
Via Wojnarowski: "The Utah Jazz are trading Simone Fonteccio to the Detroit Pistons for a 2024 second-round pick, sources tell ESPN."
The Utah Jazz are trading Simone Fonteccio to the Detroit Pistons for a 2024 second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2024
Via Wojnarowski: "Kevin Knox, 2024 second-round pick via Wizards and draft rights to Gabriele Procida to go Jazz in deal, sources tell ESPN."
Kevin Knox, 2024 second-round pick via Wizards and draft rights to Gabriele Procida to go Jazz in deal, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/GZuvVMbfcb
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2024
Knox, who was the ninth pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, had been averaging 7.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest while shooting 46.2% from the field and 33.3% from the three-point range in 31 games.
Updated trade summary:
— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) February 7, 2024
Pistons get - Simone Fontecchio
Jazz get - Kevin Knox, 2024 2nd-round pick
Meanwhile, the Pistons will get Fontecchio, who is in his second season in the NBA and is averaging 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per contest while shooting 45.0% from the field and 39.1% from the three-point range in 50 games.
Fontecchio will be a restricted free agent this summer and Pistons made trade to keep him as part of franchise's longer-term core. Fontecchio had a lot of suitors at trade deadline -- and Pistons land him for an early second-round pick and draft rights to Procida.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2024
The Pistons are currently the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 6-43 record in 49 games.
They are 3-7 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of a three-game losing streak.
Following the Kings, the Pistons will visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday evening in Oregon.
Game day in Sacramento
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As for the Jazz, they are the tenth seed in the Western Conference with a 26-26 record in 52 games.
They are 4-6 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak.
On Thursday evening, the Jazz will visit the Phoenix Suns in Arizona.
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