Pistons to sign 2024 second-round pick

The Pistons are signing Bobi Klintman to a four-year contract worth just under $8M, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Charania adds that the first two seasons are fully guaranteed.

Detroit selected Klintman, 21, with the 37th overall pick in last month’s draft. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype first reported that the Pistons hoped to sign the Swedish forward to a multiyear standard contract.

Scotto confirms Klintman’s salary will be worth more than the minimum in 2023-24 — a four-year, minimum-salary deal for a rookie would work out to $7,895,796, so it sounds like Klintman will earn an extra $100K or so next season. The Pistons will almost certainly use the second-round exception to sign the 6-foot-9 combo forward.

After spending his freshman season at Wake Forest in 2022-23, Klintman decided to play in Australia last season as part of the NBL’s Next Stars program. He appeared in 23 games for the Cairns Taipans in 2023-24, averaging 9.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG and 0.8 SPG on .443/.357/.793 shooting (21.3 MPG).