If youโve been browsing Twitter Saturday night youโve probably come across some rumors that the Pistons have made an offer to the Thunder for Russell Westbrook.
The rumored offer included some combination of first-round picks as well as players like Tony Snell and Reggie Jackson. Also talked about was including the recent 15th overall selection Sekou Doumbouya.
It seems intriguing for both teams considering the Pistons wouldnโt be parting with any of their big two in Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin and the Thunder would continue to stockpile first-round picks.
However lets consider the source for these rumors.
The details surrounding these proposals are coming from a guy named Mohammed Haji on Twitter who dubs himself as a โbeat writer for the Timesโ. Iโve never heard of this guy who also calls himself an โNBA Insiderโ to go along with his ambiguous usage of the word โTimesโ.
Now Iโm not saying the guy is wrong or completely full of shit. But come on, thereโs some Detroit sites out there seemingly treating this guyโs info like it was dropped by Woj or Shams without presenting any kind of speculation whatsoever.
Could the Pistons be interested? Sure, on the onset who wouldnโt be? The assumption is everything that isnโt nailed down in OKC must go so why not make a phone call to see what the going rate for a guy like Westbrook is? Iโm sure the Pistons probably made a couple of calls and like other NBA teams are looking for ways to make it work.
Donโt be making any wagers though on speculation like this. Simply have some fun with the thought that like a bunch of other teams in the NBA, the Pistons may be looking at what they can do to get in on the craziness that has been the NBA offseason thus far.
