Overview
- The Detroit Pistons completed a trade on Friday that sends sharpshooter Isaiah Joe from the Oklahoma City Thunder to Detroit in exchange for two future second-round picks.
- The move follows Detroit’s earlier draft maneuvers and a trade of Isaiah Stewart to Memphis that created the cap room and trade exception used to absorb Joe’s roughly $11.3 million 2026-27 salary.
- Isaiah Joe is a high-efficiency three-point specialist who shot 42.3 percent from deep last season and has two years left on a four-year, $48 million contract with a 2027-28 team option.
- Oklahoma City traded Joe mainly to reduce luxury-tax penalties and open roster spots for younger players and recent rookies, a shift that reporters say cut the Thunder’s tax bill by tens of millions.
- The addition gives Detroit more spacing around Cade Cunningham and follows the Pistons’ draft-day move to acquire Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie as the team reshapes its rotation around shooting and cap flexibility.