Trader Troy Weaver is back at it.
The Pistons have traded Saddiq Bey and acquired center James Wiseman as part of a three-team deal consummated shortly before Thursday's 3 p.m. deadline.
Bey is headed to the Hawks, who are sending five second-round picks to the Warriors, who are sending Wiseman to Detroit, per Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pistons are also sending forward Kevin Knox to the Warriors.
Weaver, who isn't shy about his love for centers, has long been a fan of Wiseman, even ranking him first on the Pistons' draft board in 2020. Wiseman wound up going second overall to the Warriors, where he flashed as a rookie with 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 39 games.
But the seven-footer missed all of last season with a torn MCL and has averaged just 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds this season in 21 games off the Warriors' bench.
Wiseman, 21, is under contract through next season with a cap hit of $12.2 million in 2023-24. He's the latest young big man to arrive in Detroit, joining No. 13 pick Jalen Duren, former No. 16 pick Isaiah Stewart and former No. 2 pick Marvin Bagley III. Weaver's plan for them remains to be seen.
Bey, meanwhile, is off to Atlanta. The former first-team All-Rookie selection looked like a key piece of the Pistons' future entering this season, but has struggled to take the third-year leap the team was expecting.
He's also been supplanted as Detroit's primary wing scorer by veteran Bojan Bogdanovic, who's signed for two more seasons. After averaging 16.1 points and 2.8 assists last season, Bey is down to 14.8 points and 1.6 assists this season.
Knox signed a two-year, $6 million deal with the Pistons last offseason and has averaged 5.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 41 games this season.
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