Dennis Schröder was dealt again this season, this time to Detroit.
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Golden State has officially traded Dennis Schröder to the Detroit Pistons, who also received Lindy Waters III and a second-round pick from the Warriors. The Pistons announced the move as “part of a series of transactions,” part of the mega-trade that saw Jimmy Butler dealt from Miami to Golden State.
For the Pistons, the trade also saw KJ Martin relayed from Detroit (who acquired Martin from Philadelphia) to Utah with a second-round pick.
Pistons receive:
- Dennis Schröder (from Jazz via Warriors)
- Lindy Waters III (via Warriors)
- 2031 second-round pick (via Warriors)
Jazz receive:
- KJ Martin (via Pistons)
- Josh Richardson (via Heat)
- 2028 second-round pick (Sixers’ pick via Pistons)
- 2031 second-round pick (via Heat)
The Pistons will mark the eighth NBA team in Schröder’s career and the third team he was a part of this season. Schröder began 2024-25 with the Brooklyn Nets, then was traded to the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 15 and was dealt to the Jazz in the Butler trade on Wednesday.
He is averaging 14.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists this season and will serve as the backup to All-Star guard Cade Cunningham in Detroit after having a similar role in Golden State behind All-Star Stephen Curry. The Pistons (25-26) are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff chase and are one game behind the Miami Heat for the No. 6 seed.
Martin is a regular player in the 76ers’ rotation, averaging 6.4 ppg and 3 rpg while shooting 61.6% overall and 38.1% on 3-pointers. In Utah, he will join a frontcourt that includes former All-Star Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Svi Mykhailiuk and Brice Sensabaugh.
Richardson has seen his stats plummet in 2024-25 to 4 ppg, 1.5 rpg ane 1.5 apg after posting 9.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 2.4 apg as a solid rotation player for the Heat.
