RealGM Basketball Wiretap

21 November 2024

• Tim Hardaway Jr. CAT Scan Returns Negative

  A CAT scan on Tim Hardaway Jr. returned negative on Tuesday night, reported Chris Haynes.

  Hardaway received stitches after getting elbowed in the face against the Heat.

  Hardaway is averaging 12.5 points in 28.4 minutes per game for the Pistons.

• Ausar Thompson Cleared By NBA Fitness-To-Play Panel

  Detroit Pistons wing Ausar Thompson has been cleared by the NBA's Fitness-to-Play panel. Thompson had been working out and awaiting clearance after dealing with blood clot issues since last season.

  As a rookie, Thompson averaged 8.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and nearly a block per game. His rookie season ended in mid-March due to the blood clot issue.

• Jalen Duren Leaves Game With Sprained Ankle

  Jalen Duren left the Detroit Pistons' 108-107 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday due to a sprained left ankle.

  Duren is listed as day-to-day.

  Duren, who slipped on the court early in the first quarter, stayed in the game before leaving after playing eight minutes.

  The center is averaging 9.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.

• Tyus Jones Had Interest From Nets, Spurs, Pistons, Wizards

  Tyus Jones had interest from the Brooklyn Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards last offseason, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.

  Jones received salary offers ranging between $8 million to $12 million per season from those teams.

  The Knicks also reportedly offered a two-year, $10 million deal.

  Jones would eventually agree to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the Suns.

• Pistons Decline $4.57M Team Option On Wendell Moore Jr.

  The Detroit Pistons declined a $4.57 million team option on Wendell Moore Jr., reported Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

  Moore, who will become an unrestricted free agent, played the last two seasons with the Wolves.

  Moore has appeared in one game thus far this season.

• Ausar Thompson, Pistons Waiting On NBA Clearance To Return From Blood Clot

  Ausar Thompsons' rookie season with the Detroit Pistons was cut short due to a blood clot issue. Thompson has been ramping up for a return, but he and the Pistons are still awaiting clearance from the NBA and the Fitness to Play panel. Thompson missed Detroit's season opener against the Indiana Pacers.

  In 63 games as a rookie, the 6-foot-7 wing averaged 8.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and nearly a block per game in 25.1 minutes. Thompson's season ended in mid-March due to the blood clot issue.

• Alondes Williams Signs Two-Way Contract With Pistons

  The Detroit Pistons have signed Alondes Williams to a Two-Way contract. Williams was recently waived by the LA Clippers.

  Williams appeared in seven games last season with the Miami Heat. Williams also averaged 21.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists in 38.1 minutes over 27 games in the G League with the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

  Williams, who went undrafted in 2022 out of Wake Forest, is represented by agent Dan Frank.

• Pistons Exercise 25-26 Options For Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson

  The Detroit Pistons exercised the 2025-26 rookie scale team options for center Jalen Duren, guards Jaden Ivey and Marcus Sasser, and wing Ausar Thompson. These were the fourth-year options for Duran and Ivey, and the third-year options for Sasser and Thompson.

  All four players are considered to be building blocks for the Pistons. Duren and Ivey started regularly last season, while Thompson swung between starting and coming off the bench. Sasser was a regular rotation player off the bench.

  The Pistons have not exercised the four-year rookie scale team option for Wendell Moore Jr. Detroit acquired Moore in an offseason salary-clearing trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. If his option is not picked up, Moore will become an unrestricted free agent next offseason.

• Pistons To Sign Alondes Williams, Cole Swider To Two-Way Contracts

  The Detroit Pistons are signing guard Alondes Williams and forward Cole Swider to two-way contracts. Williams had gone to training camp with the LA Clippers, while Swider attended camp with the Indiana Pacers.

  Williams is a two-year NBA veteran. The 6-foot-4 guard has played with the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat. Last season, in 43 games with the Sioux Fall Skyforce of the G League, Williams averaged 20.4 points, 7.0 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.

  Swider spent his first two NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Last season, in 21 G League games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the 6-foot-8 forward averaged 24.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

• Pistons Waive Lamar Stevens, Dereon Seabron, Aaron Estrada, Javante McCoy, Tolu Smith

  The Detroit Pistons waived Lamar Stevens, Dereon Seabron, Aaron Estrada, Javante McCoy, and Tolu Smith on Thursday.

  All five players were on non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deals.

  The 27-year-old Stevens, who played for the Celtics and Grizzlies last season, is ineligible for a two-way deal due to his experience.