The Detroit Pistons made a somewhat surprising move to trade Jaden Ivey to the Chicago Bulls at the deadline to acquire Kevin Huerter. Most fans have focused on the players involved, but there were other benefits for the Pistons that keep getting better, particularly the pick they will get from Minnesota.
Detroit received a first-round pick swap with Minnesota, but Ivey was the focus, as he was a top five pick for the Pistons, and they flipped him for a mediocre player on an expiring contract.
It might have been that contract that ultimately tipped the scales for Detroit, as Ivey is a restricted free agent next summer and the Pistons smartly surmised that paying Daniss Jenkins a fraction of what Ivey will make was the more efficient use of cap space.