The Pistons selected Bruce Brown of Miami in the second round Thursday and traded for the rights to second-round pick Khyri Thomas of Creighton. Detroit used the No. 42 overall pick on Brown. Thomas went to Philadelphia at No. 38, and he was traded to the Pistons for two future second-round picks.
”Tough as nails, both of them. They can make plays,” said Ed Stefanski, a senior executive for the Pistons. ”Two wings. … That’s what we need. We need some young guys, especially that play that position.”
The Pistons sent their first-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers in a trade for Griffin this past season, so this was shaping up as an uneventful night for them. They did manage to come away with two players instead of one, but expectations will likely be tempered for these second-round selections.
The 6-foot-5 Brown, who averaged 11.7 points per game over two seasons at Miami Cordy Glenn Jersey , was limited to 19 games in 2017-18 because of a left foot injury. He shot just 27 percent from 3-point range last season.
”I’m good to go – fully cleared,” Brown said. ”All the medicals looked fine at the combine, so yeah, I’m ready to go.”
The 6-foot-3 Thomas averaged 15.1 points last season and shot 41 percent from beyond the arc. He started 96 games in his three seasons at Creighton.
”Shooting the 3s and just defending,” Thomas said. ”I know that’s one way to get on the court, and defending, that’s my thing, something I like to do.”
Detroit hired Dwane Casey as its new coach this offseason. There’s still work to be done in reshaping the front office, but Stefanski said this week he would have a lot of influence.
The Pistons have had mixed results with their last three first-round picks – Luke Kennard Anthony Brown Jersey , Henry Ellenson and Stanley Johnson – and after trading for Griffin, they don’t have a particularly flexible roster. They also parted ways with a couple key perimeter players in that deal, sending Avery Bradley and Tobias Harris to the Clippers, so there’s room for more depth on the wing.
Stefanski said there’s more adrenaline when a team has a first-round pick to make, but the trade with Philadelphia made the night perhaps more intriguing than expected for the Pistons.
”It got exciting when it started to come together,” Stefanski said. ”It looked like we weren’t going to be able to do anything, it looks like the guys were coming off the board, and then it got exciting for us.”
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With the news that quarterback Jameis Winston will be suspended the first three games of the regular season for violating the personal conduct policy, the Buccaneers’ decision to bring back Ryan Fitzpatrick looks like a wise one.
The 35-year-old Fitzpatrick signed a one-year Howard Wilson Jersey , $3.3 million deal in March to give them some veteran stability, and now he’ll start the first three games of the regular season.
As noted by Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times, Fitzpatrick played efficiently last year when Winston was out with a shoulder injury, going 2-1 in the three games he started.
He’s not the flashiest quarterback in the league, but he was careful with the ball last year, throwing just one interception in the 115 passes he attempted.
Of course, he led them to wins over the Dolphins and Jets, and the schedule is much tougher this year, with the Bucs’ first three games against the Saints Al Woods Jersey , Eagles, and Steelers.
He won’t even be close to the oldest Bucs opening day starting quarterback, either. Brad Johnson was a day short of his 36th birthday in 2004, Jeff Garcia was 38 in 2008, and Steve DeBerg was 39 in 1993.
The suspension also moves Ryan Griffin up a chair, and he’ll back up Fitzpatrick. The 28-year-old has never thrown an NFL pass.
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