Andre Drummond has been a constant conversation piece when the subject turns to possible trade deals involving the Detroit Pistons. The talks never seem to die that the Pistons are to looking to ship out the big man for the purpose of achieving better shape and at the same time offload Drummond's pricey pay package.
To that end, Detroit appears to have encountered a stumbling block. No teams are lining up eager to grab the All-Star or more appropriately the Pistons have laid out demands that made trading for Drummond a non-starter.
According to Bleacher Report, the Atlanta Hawks seemed to have lost interest in an earlier proposal to acquire the 26-year-old Drummond following an earlier offer of sending a first-round draft pick to Pistons' way and a bunch of quality players. There was no mention of why the discussions between the two clubs just died down, but it was clear that Detroit was not generating that much interest on Drummond.
As far as the Pistons talks with teams that previously wanted to explore the possibility of landing Drummond, the selling team failed to gain traction, the report added.
However, Detroit can still make a deal on the big man before February 6, but the team will need to work with the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. In a proposed three-team trade scenario, the Pistons should be ready to give Drummond to Boston, which in turn must give up Gordon Hayward and send him over to the Mavericks.
Now why the Celtics will send away Hayward, who has been classified as a core member of the team? Inquisitr said Boston losing Hayward but gaining somebody Drummond is tantamount to obtaining a basketball behemoth. And Drummond is seen to work better with Kemba Walker as the team will see a pair-up that Hayward is unable to provide.
Specifically, Drummond is envisioned to boost the Celtics' defense capabilities and at the same time, he can give Walker "a wrecking-ball screen" that will permit a more efficient scoring on the floor for the latter.
As for the Pistons, they'd be receiving from the Mavericks Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee plus second-round pick that surely should be enough to compensate for the loss of Drummond.
The Mavericks' sacrifice will be rewarded by the entry of Hayward, who just might prove the last piece of the puzzle that Dallas needs to further advance in the league, according to Fadeaway World.
Hayward is seen to fit well with the already explosive tandem of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. The trio working on the floor should create a better scoring situation for the Mavericks whether the preferred attack mode is sniping from a distance or slicing through a porous defense.
