According to James L. Edwards III and Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Detroit Pistons will waive a Troy Brown Jr.
Troy Brown Jr. is coming off a year where he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons.
The former Oregon star finished the regular season with averages of 4.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest while shooting 37.2% from the field and 33.3% from the three-point range in 59 games.
According to a report by James L. Edwards III and Shams Charania from The Athletic on Saturday, the Pistons plan to release Brown.
Brown, originally drafted 15th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft, has played six seasons in the league with the Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, and Minnesota Timberwolves. He holds career averages of 6.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 42.3% from the field and 35.1% from three-point range across 356 regular-season games. Additionally, he has appeared in 15 NBA playoff games and was part of the Lakers’ 2023 Western Conference finals team.
As for the Pistons, they are coming off another tough year where they were the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 14-68 record.
They have been unable to make the NBA playoffs since the 2019 season when star big men Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond were still on the roster.
That said, the Pistons will likely try to improve their roster before the 2024-25 season.
