Trade: Pistons Acquire Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala from Washington Wizards

Pistons opt to clear space and gain more financial flexibility in trade with Wizards.

The Detroit Pistons have acquired forward Danilo Gallinari and center Mike Muscala from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Marvin Bagley, Isaiah Livers, and two second-round picks according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Omari Sankofa of the Detroit Free Press added that the second-round picks included by Detroit are in 2025 and 2026.

Gallinari has appeared in 26 games for the Wizards this year, averaging 7.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. His younger brother, Federico, is a player development coach for Detroit’s G League team, the Motor City Cruise.

Muscala has appeared in 24 games this year for Washington, averaging 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14 minutes per game.

Instant Analysis

I’d have to imagine another move is coming for Detroit. Livers was starting games for this team as of late and was one of the few wings on the roster. Neither Gallinari nor Muscala are wings. This leaves Bojan Bogdanovic, Kevin Knox, and Ausar Thompson as the only true wings on the roster.

All reports have suggested Detroit wants to improve the roster right now, and this trade doesn’t really move the needle for them in that direction.

Muscala is better than James Wiseman, however, I’d anticipate Wiseman will remain the team’s backup center with how committed Detroit seems to be to him.

Gallinari is a power forward, I guess. He’s 35, doesn’t move all too well anymore, and isn’t the scorer that he used to be. He’s shooting just 31% from the 3-point line this year.

However, he is on an expiring contract so if Detroit doesn’t buy him out this year, he’ll be off the books in the offseason.

More cap space for Troy Weaver to operate with…