The Detroit Pistons should not trade Jerami Grant….yet

Buy low and sell high, right? We’ve all heard it before, to the point of it becoming annoying. Jerami Grant last season made his trade value the highest it had ever been in his career after averaging well over 20 points and proving he can be the first option on offense as well as a defensive stopper.

This season, his value seems to have regressed a little. His statistics are not quite as good as they were last year, and the Pistons have not taken the leap to be a competitive team in the Eastern Conference. Overall, Jerami Grant overperformed last season and this year is falling back to form, it would seem.

Well, in reality, his value is going right back up to where it was last year, or at least it will jump soon. Over the last ten games, Grant is averaging 21 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, .9 steals, and 1.1 blocks. He is shooting 43 percent from the field and 36 percent from three during that span, which is the highest on the team among those taking over three attempts.

Ten games ago, when Grant started playing at fringe-All-Star level is when Cade Cunningham became a regular fixture in the starting lineup. Now that Grant has some help when it comes to scoring, he can return to normal. We thought defenses had figured Grant out, but instead, they were just able to focus on him because there was no one else to focus on.

The Pistons should be in no rush to trade Jerami Grant

It makes no sense to trade Jerami Grant when his value is low when it’s painfully clear he’s on the rise again. If the Pistons can fight for all 48 minutes and start to win a few games, the entire league might start to pay attention to what’s brewing in Detroit. With a young core built around star potentials like Killian Hayes, Stewart, Bey, and Cade, executives around the league will notice that Grant is at the center of it all as a leader. Not only a leader but a positive asset on both ends of the court.

Grant is under 30, so he could be a fixture in Detroit for a long time. It would make sense to keep him around. He wants to be here and is one of the best athletes Detroit can claim right now. The Pistons would need a really solid offer to sensibly part ways with him, and given that the Sixers won’t give up Ben Simmons for Grant, a solid offer seems unlikely at the moment.

By February 10th, teams will have their final chance to make an offer. By then, the Pistons should have a real identity as Cade’s team, and will hopefully have had some success in the win column. Grant will feasibly be averaging 20 points, five rebounds, four assists, and play some solid defense, so it would not be out of the realm of possibility for a team who needs an anchor to offer up some assets or a young talent for Grant.

The Pistons should not trade Grant now, but rather bide time until they get an offer. And if an offer never comes, at least they have an excellent complementary piece for their young star.