Both players shot roughly 40% from 3, but McGruder saw much higher volume with over 60% of his shots coming from distance. McGruder played just over 750 minutes last season off the bench for Detroit. Joseph has been a big-minutes player most of his career with no season under 1,400 minutes played since 2013-14. Both Joseph and McGruder would be asked to fill a veteran, mentor guard off the bench role for Detroit.
That leaves Cory Joseph, Saben Lee and Rodney McGruder fighting for two spots.īoth Joseph and Lee are on guaranteed contracts with Joseph set to earn $5.1 million and Lee $1.7 million. Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Livers, Isaiah Stewart, Killian Hayes, Alec Burks, Kelly Olynyk, Jalen Duren, Marvin Bagley III, Hamidou Diallo, Nerlens Noel and Kevin Knox are pretty well locked in. The roster limit is 15 players and we can pretty easily see who will surely be on the Pistons, again barring a trade, and who is fighting with McGruder for the final playoff spot. The move, first reported by Keith Smith and confirmed elsewhere, pushes the Pistons roster to 19 players, per Smith, but that includes Kemba Walker who still is likely to be bought out if he is not packaged as part of a larger trade. I also saw Las Vegas Summer League with eyes wide open and saw Saben Lee really struggle on the floor as a shooter and as a point guard. I am just a sentient human being who saw firsthand how well McGruder ingratiated himself to his teammates, how effective he was in a spots-minutes role off the bench, and how desperate this team is for reliable 3-point shooting. Was this based on special knowledge? Do I have sources deep within the Detroit Pistons front office? Goodness, no.
I'm 100% certain Rodney McGruder will be a Piston next season.- Sean Corp March 30, 2022
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