RealGM Basketball Wiretap

21 March 2023

• Eugene Omoruyi, Pistons Sign 2nd 10-Day Deal

  The Detroit Pistons have signed Eugene Omoruyi to a second 10-day deal.

  Omoruyi has averaged 8.2 points and 2.6 rebounds 18.2 minutes over five games with the Detroit Pistons.

  Omoruyi previously played in 23 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder this season.

• Isaiah Stewart Out 3-4 Weeks With Left Shoulder Impingement

  Isaiah Stewart will miss the next 3-4 weeks with a left shoulder impingement, the Detroit Pistons announced on Thursday.

  With the Pistons' regular season finale on April 9, Stewart may be out for the rest of this year.

  The 21-year-old had missed the previous four games with hip soreness.

• Bojan Bogdanovic Could Be Shut Down By Pistons Due To Achilles Issue

  The Detroit Pistons are considering shutting down Bojan Bogdanovic for the remainder of the season due to concerns on his Achilles.

  Bogdanovic has dealt with Achilles issues this season.

  Bogdanovic has played in just one of the team's last five games, playing 39 minutes and scoring 34 points on March 1st.

  The Pistons resisted considerable trade interest on Bogdanovic leading to the deadline.

  Bogdanovic and the Pistons signed a two-year, $39.1 million extension early in the season.

• Eugene Omoruyi, Pistons Sign 10 Day Contract

  Eugune Omoruyi has signed a 10 Day contract with the Detroit Pistons. Omoruyi was recently waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder. That happened after Omoruyi signed a standard contract from his two-way deal with the Thunder.

  In 23 NBA games this season, Omoruyi averaged 4.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per game. The 6-foot-6 forward also played for the Dallas Mavericks last season during his rookie year.

• Nerlens Noel Bought Out By Pistons

  Nerlens Noel was bought out of his contract by the Detroit Pistons, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

  The Heat and the Sixers were linked with Noel prior to the trade deadline.

• Saddiq Bey Seeking 'DeAndre Hunter Type Contract' In Offseason

  The Detroit Pistons preemptively traded Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks before he became a restricted free agent this offseason. Detroit took a flier on James Wiseman despite the presence of multiple young bigs on their roster in Jalen Duren, Marvin Bagley and Isaiah Stewart instead of contending with a contract situation with Bey.

  "I had heard he was asking for insane money this upcoming summer," said Jonathan Givony of ESPN. "That the feeling was he would need a DeAndre Hunter type contract in order to keep him. So if that's the case, to me he's closer to a midlevel guy than $20+ million per year."

  Hunter signed a four-year, $95 million extension with the Hawks before the start of the current season.

  Bey shares an agent with former teammate Cade Cunningham in James Dunleavy.

• Pistons Sign RJ Hampton

  The Detroit Pistons have signed guard R.J. Hampton to a rest-of-season contract. Hampton was recently waived by the Orlando Magic.

  Hampton has averaged 5.7 points in 13.9 minutes over 26 games this season. With Orlando having several other young, and finally healthy, guards, there was no longer a place for Hampton in the Magic's rotation.

  Detroit is bringing Hampton in to take a look, as they play out the string in a rebuilding situation. This is the sort of bottom-of-the-roster churning that often unearths a solid rotation player moving forward.

• Warriors Approve Four-Team Trade Before Sunday Deadline

  The Golden State Warriors approved the four-team trade that sees them acquire Gary Payton II ahead of Sunday's 9:30 PM ET deadline.

  Golden State found a core muscle injury when completing Payton's physical. That put the trade in jeopardy of being finalized. The Warriors are reportedly working the NBA, as they believe the Portland Trail Blazers withheld key medical information during the process of completing the four-team trade.

  Once pushed through, Golden State will acquire Payton and two second-round picks. The Atlanta Hawks will acquire Saddiq Bey, while the Detroit Pistons will acquire James Wiseman. The Portland Trail Blazers will acquire Kevin Knox and five second-round picks.

• Gary Payton II Fails Physical, Four-Team Trade Between Warriors, Pistons, Hawks In Jeopardy

  A four-team trade between the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers is in peril following concerns over Gary Payton II's physical exam.

  The Warriors ruled Payton as a failed physical and have until Saturday to through with the deal or rescind the trade.

  Payton has been playing through a core muscle injury and the Blazers' training staff had been pushing him to gut through it with Toreador shots. This information had not been relayed to the Warriors during the negotiations.

  Payton had abdominal surgery during the summer.

  "Player safety is super important to us," said Blazers general manager Joe Cronin. "It's a super important thing around the league. We were playing him... he had been cleared and we were confident that he was healthy when he was playing. We would not have brought him back if we thought he wasn't healthy or if we thought he was at risk. You trust that we did the right thing, and you trust that our process was correct, and these reports, you know, I think if you knew our clearance process was proper, so I will have to rely on that."

  The Warriors sent out James Wiseman to the Pistons to acquire Payton, while Detroit traded Saddiq Bey to the Hawks for five second round picks, which were sent to Portland.

  Payton has two years and $17.8 million remaining on his contract after this season.

  Payton signed a three-year, $26.1 million deal with the Blazers.

• Stanley Umude, Pistons Sign 10-Day Deal

  The Detroit Pistons have signed Stanley Umude to a 10-day contract.

  Umude has been in the G League with the Motor City Cruise since his camp deal with the Pistons, averaging 12.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26.4 minutes over 13 games.