Andrew Drummond wrote: “The deepest thing I know about this league is that there is no friendship and loyalty here
.I gave my heart and soul to the Pistons and it happened. It just makes people more aware that it’s just a business and love you Detroit…”
One hour before the NBA trade deadline, the Detroit Pistons traded star Drummond from the Cavaliers for two drinking fountain administrators Landon Knight, John Henson and a second-round pick!
The three-time NBA rebounding champion in his playing years was sold at a low price, and people can’t help but wonder whether the center still has a foothold in the league.
Zhuang Shen was selected by the Pistons with the 9th place in the first round in 2012. In the following eight years, he gradually grew into a league superstar in Detroit, a rebounding machine, and an excellent inside gate.
However, the team’s record has not improved, and it has been struggling for a place in the playoffs for many years.
Even though the league’s outstanding power forward Griffin was traded to form the inside twin towers, the team’s record was still unsatisfactory, which made the Pistons management lose confidence in this combination. Griffin was injured and retired.
Mond.
Zhuangshen, who was put on the shelf, tended to be traded to Atlanta as his partner, but the Pistons bit the Eagles for the first round pick, and Atlanta finally chose Cake King.
The NBA is a business, and deals are often brutal.
Not every team owner is as affectionate and righteous as Cuban. In the end, he was sold cheaply to the Cavaliers, a big team. Drummond felt greatly insulted, and his eight-year loyalty to Detroit was wantonly trampled on.
The last sentence of Zhuang Shen’s tweet: I love you Detroit, which is intriguing.
I believe he will jump out of the contract in the future and go to the free market to find better opportunities.