NBA 2K19 MyGM: 30 Franchise-Saving Trades You Must Make

22. Detroit Pistons

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Players Out (position, rating, contract value/length, age):

Blake Griffin (PF, 86, $103.35m/3, 29)

Players In (Boston Celtics):

Gordon Hayward (SF, 88, $63.91m/2, 28)

Why:

The panicked trade that brought Blake Griffin to Detroit leaves the Pistons as imbalanced as they are in real life, and dealing his damaged goods (and brutal contract) is absolutely essential for anyone who wants to progress with this franchise.

Hayward is a near-perfect acquisition who addresses one of the Pistons' biggest problems: a clear lack of shooting at small forward. Such a move should diversify their system tenfold, though there are too many peripheral issues within this squad to realistically address in a single trade.

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