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Detroit Pistons trade Isaiah Stewart to Memphis Grizzlies in salary dump
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The Detroit Pistons are trading backup center Isaiah Stewart , their longest-tenured player, to the Memphis Grizzlies for three future second-round picks. News broke in the middle of the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.
The three picks the Pistons are getting back are the three they traded Tuesday night to Memphis to move up four spots in the first round: 2029 second that's the second-best of Pistons, Knicks and Bucks , a 2031 Mavericks second and 2032 Pistons second.
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The Pistons on Tuesday night selected Stanford freshman guard Ebuka Okorie , trading up to No. 17 overall with the Grizzlies in the first round .
Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart (28) blocks Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jaylon Tyson (20) during the first half of Game 5 of second round of NBA playoffs at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
The Pistons finished 60-22 last season – the third-best record in franchise history and their best since 2005-06, and fell to the Cavaliers in seven games in their deepest postseason run in 18 years. Game 7 was a 125-94 embarrassment at home , concluding a blown 2-0 series lead.
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart talks to assistant coach Luke Walton during the second half of Game 7 of the second round of the NBA playoffs and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Third-year president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon said the team is building around their core three – Cade Cunningham , Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson – this summer, with an emphasis on adding more shooting and ball-handling .
ESPN was first to report the news.
This breaking news story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Isaiah Stewart traded by Pistons to Grizzlies in salary dump
