Pistons Trade Up to No. 17 to Draft Stanford Guard Ebuka Okorie

Overview

• The Pistons moved from the No. 21 pick to No. 17 on draft night to select Ebuka Okorie, a decision confirmed in coverage of Tuesday's NBA Draft.
• Detroit gave the Memphis Grizzlies three second-round picks to make the jump to No. 17.
• That No. 17 selection had been acquired by Memphis in an earlier swap with the Oklahoma City Thunder before Detroit completed its trade.
• Okorie is a 6-foot-2 guard who scored 23.2 points per game in his lone season at Stanford and is praised for quickness and driving ability but questioned for size and NBA defensive fit.
• The trade leaves Detroit without second-round picks while giving Memphis extra draft assets, and the Pistons head into the upcoming free-agency negotiation period looking to build around Cade Cunningham.