Pistons Earn Solid Free Agency Grade Despite Key Departures

The Pistons also agreed to a sign-and-trade deal with the Miami Heat that saw them land Duncan Robinson while giving up Simone Fontecchio.

Despite these additions, the Pistons did lose Dennis Schroder via a sign-and-trade to the Sacramento Kings and Tim Hardaway Jr. signed with the Denver Nuggets while Malik Beasley still remain a free agent amid an investigation into gambling allegations.

With these moves, Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz gave the Pistons a B+ free agency grade despite their key departures.

“The Detroit Pistons have some notable additions and losses in free agency thus far, yet overall have improved the team's offense and future flexibility,” Swartz wrote. “LeVert is an ideal sixth man for this group with his scoring and playmaking ability. He's an underrated defender who typically gives good effort. Detroit ranked 14th out of 16 playoff teams in three-point shooting, an area that Duncan Robinson will certainly help with.”

There is no doubt that both Robinson and LeVert will be a major help the Pistons’ bench next season and while losing both Schroder and Hardaway Jr. was tough, they were able to replace them well.

Of course, the Pistons still have time to make more moves to upgrade their roster ahead of next season as they try to compete for a top seed in the East.