The NBA's trade deadline for this season has passed, and Harden and many other stars have completed the transaction, but surprisingly, pistons forward Grant, who has been peddled before, has stayed.
As early as mid-November, there were US media reports that the Pistons began to peddle Grant, at that time, Grant was unable to perform satisfactorily to the Pistons, and grant was injured. The Pistons also peddled him at that time, hoping to move on to this year's champion Cunningham.
For the past three months, just before the closing date, scandals have been rife about Grant's deal. More than a dozen teams, including the Lakers, are reported to be hoping to bring him in. Grant is so popular because he is more comprehensive on the defensive end and can defend multiple positions; second, he has scored 30+ points in both games this season with James, Davis and Westbrook, and has performed well (and only these two games are good).
It's just that Grant has a high position for himself. In addition to his hopes to get a four-year, $112 million contract at his next home, he also wants to join a team that will let him play the main offensive point. That said, Grant wants to get his team to offer him the status of a highly paid and core player.
But these two points are basically wishful thinking. After all, a weak team like the Pistons is reluctant to give Grant, let alone any other team. The strong team can't give him such good conditions, and most of the other weak teams have their own young core to cultivate, and it is impossible to make Grant, a player who has never played, so exorbitant. You know, Grant's overall performance this season is not ideal, averaging 19 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, shooting only 41.1%, and once shooting 0-of-9 against durant and Harden-led nets.
The end result was that the Pistons didn't lower their asking price, and Grant had to stay with the Pistons. What is even more embarrassing is that after the transaction was broken, the two sides are reported to be very comfortable with it, and Grant said that he knew that he would stay, and he was the piston's person.
Specific to Grant's deal, the Pistons are asking for him high, or Grant himself is positioned too high, so that other teams can not meet the conditions of the deal, can only fall into their own hands, and both sides have to pretend that nothing happened.
And next season is Grant's contract year. The Pistons will definitely not let him go in vain, and will certainly continue to trade him. With no deal deadline, the Pistons may try to trade Grant again this summer, after all, Grant's performance in the past two years proves that he is indeed not the boss material, and the Pistons cannot give him a higher salary. Rather than dragging it down and being more passive, the Pistons should try it earlier this summer.