The Pistons have re-signed swingman Rodney McGruder, Keith Smithof Spotrac tweets. The NBA transactions log confirms the signing, as well as the official signing of free agent forward Kevin Knox.
McGruder received a one-year deal, James Edwards of The Athletic tweets, though the contractual terms are unclear. Detroit already had 15 players with guaranteed contracts on its roster before both signings, along with filling both of its two-way spots.
Knox reportedly received a two-year, $6M deal. Detroit will have to clear roster space via a trade or eat some guaranteed money to get down to 15 by training camp.
McGruder, 31, has been on the Pistons’ roster the last two seasons. He appeared in 51 games last season, including two starts, and averaged 5.4 PPG in 14.8 MPG. He’s a career 35.2 percent three-point shooter but made 39.7 percent of his attempts last season.
Knox, the ninth pick of the 2018 draft, is a reclamation project. He had a productive first season with the Knicks but fell out of favor under coach Tom Thibodeau. He appeared in just 13 games with the Knicks last season before being dealt to Atlanta. In 17 games with the Hawks, Knox averaged just 6.5 MPG.
The Hawks did not tender a qualifying offer to Knox this summer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
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