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Chet Holmgren, an All-Star big man set to enter his fourth season with the Thunder, offered best wishes to Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe, who left Oklahoma City in separate offseason trades. Dort, a perimeter stopper and longtime starter, and Wiggins, a reserve wing, will join the Atlanta Hawks. Joe, a backup shooting specialist, was sent to the Detroit Pistons. "That's how the business of this game goes," Holmgren said at a USA Basketball Foundation charity event in Southern California. "No team, all 17 guys, sticks together forever. But it doesn't make it hurt less when you see guys go. At the same time, I'm excited for [Dort and Wiggins] and the opportunity they're going to have in Atlanta. I'm happy for whatever major milestones they reach over there."
Shams Charania: Oklahoma City has now acquired seven second-round picks this offseason, shed $224 million in payroll and tax and positioned themselves comfortably under the second apron via the trades of Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins. Rather than simply declining Dort's $17.7 million team option to save the money, the Thunder picked it up, acquired three future assets, created a $17M trade exception and place their 2025 championship stalwart in position for a new long-term deal in Atlanta which was not viable in OKC.
Yossi Gozlan: The Pistons have acquired Isaiah Joe as a standalone deal, meaning they’re absorbing him with their mid-level exception. They could renounce cap holds to absorb him with cap space, but that seems unlikely. They have $3.7 million remaining of their MLE.
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Yossi Gozlan: I could see the Isaiah Stewart, Isaiah Joe, John Collins, & Santi Aldama trades expand into a five-team trade between the Pistons, Grizzlies, Clippers, Mavericks, & Thunder. Pistons need to send out $20M to match for Collins & Joe. Stewart ($15M) & Marcus Sasser ($5.2M) work.
The Chicago Bulls are among the teams expected to have interest in Powell as free agency nears, league sources told HoopsHype. The 33-year-old guard is a career 39.6 percent three-point shooter. The Detroit Pistons have also been linked to Powell as a potential suitor. Yet, it remains to be seen how the acquisition of Isaiah Joe could impact Detroit’s pursuit of Powell.
Bobby Marks: Detroit will likely acquire Joe into the Isaiah Stewart $15M trade exception or signing exception. Pistons are operating as an over the cap team because of the Jalen Duren FA cap hold.
Bobby Marks: OKC will create 2 trade exceptions from the Wiggins and Joe trade. Because they are will be created post July 1, both are available despite OKC a second apron team.
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Marc Stein: "The Pistons have expressed interest in Kyrie Irving. Dallas is telling teams Kyrie Irving is not available. The Pistons have expressed interest in Trey Murphy, but so have a zillion other teams, and New Orleans' threshold for trading Trey Murphy away is really, really high. So the Pistons have looked at other targets. Tyler Herro, if he ends up going to Milwaukee in a Giannis trade, we reported that Thursday night, we revealed that, that the Pistons have interest in Tyler Herro, but they are also looking at guys like Cobby White and Isaiah Joe because they are presumably easier to acquire than Kyrie Irving or Trey Murphy. Kyrie Irving isn't even available right now."
After being consistent role players for Oklahoma City throughout the past season, league sources say opposing executives have circled the wagon on Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins. Both players saw limited action against the Spurs in the Conference Finals, despite being key contributors during the regular season, and would represent significant depth upgrades for most teams around the league.
League sources say Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart is available. The Pistons, in search of additional shooting and playmakers, appear ready to rely on seventh-year big man Paul Reed in an increased role. Stewart has two years and a combined $30 million left on his deal (team option in the second season). Detroit, which is believed to be among the suitors for Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves if he makes it to unrestricted free agency, is also said to be interested in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Isaiah Joe.
