On January 11, Beijing time, the NBA gave birth to another deal, the Nuggets and pistons through the official announcement, the two sides have completed a 1 for 2 trade, the Nuggets sent Polpol, in exchange for the Pistons Rodney McGrud plus a second round pick in 2022.
It's a small deal for people on the edge, but for both parties, it's about taking what they need. The Nuggets acquired McGrud, the wingman who could strengthen the backcourt and improve the depth of rotation in the backcourt. This season, the Nuggets' backcourt has been plagued by consecutive injuries, and bringing in McGruder is an insurance for them to ensure that the team has an experienced rotation player available on the court after the injury attack and the player triggers the health and safety agreement.
McGrud, a 2013 draft pick who has played in the league for many years and has played for the Heat, Clippers and Pistons, is a typical role player, and the best season of his career so far was when he played for the Heat in 2018-19, averaging 7.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23.5 minutes per game. This season, he has played 17 games for the Pistons, averaging only 9.5 minutes per game, contributing 2.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists, and shooting only 24% from three-point range, but he has shot more than 43% of the three-point range in the past five seasons and a career average of 34.4%.
The Pistons introduced the tower of Polpol in order to increase the height of the interior line, Polpol is 2 meters 18 tall, although the body is thin and weak, it is not dominant in the confrontation, but Polpol's height arm span is enough to help him form a natural barrier in defense! At present, among the Pistons' interior players, the tallest is veteran Olynyk, who is 2 meters 11 tall, while the two interior stars Stewart and Sadik Bay are 2 meters 06 and 2 meters 03 respectively, so the arrival of Polpol is very obvious for the improvement of the team's inner height.
Journalist Keith-Langlois said of Polpol: "The Pistons' 7'2 pol in the trade is really great and not to be missed, his shooting feel and skills are rare for a big man, not to mention a 7'2" tall and has a 7'7" arm span and corresponding capping ability. ”
Polpol is the 2019 Nuggets in the second round of the 14th pick, as a 2m 18 big man, he has excellent ball holding ability, can easily carry the ball from the backcourt to the front court, and even can directly complete the basket, or chase the 3-point shot on the outside, and this technical characteristics and playing style of the side guard player also let him win the title of "Seven Foot Durant".
In the Pistons' three seasons, because the Nuggets have sufficient interior depth, So Ball has not had many opportunities, and coming to the pistons, a young team, he may have the opportunity to show his talent and potential here.