The Detroit Pistons are cruising. Currently the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference at 27-9, the team is top 10 in both offensive and defensive rating, has an MVP [candidate in Cade Cunningham](https://pistonpowered.com/cade-cunningham-dominating-metric-detroit-pistons-ignore), has a Coach of the Year favorite in JB Bickerstaff, and keeps mowing down other top teams in the East.
Do they _need_ to make a trade? Probably not. But if the front office does decide to double down in an attempt to distance itself even further from the pack in the East, there are a few different routes to take that would satiate fans' cravings for a deal.
Jerami Grant, Portland Trail Blazers
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Let's get wild off the bat. Grant started the year playing the sixth man role in Portland (and playing it very well) and I like the idea of him sliding into that same role in Detroit — or replacing Tobias Harris in the starting lineup, and Harris playing that sixth man role.
Either way, the former Piston would bring some extra offensive creation to the rotation alongside Cade Cunningham, and that's the biggest question about this team in the postseason. Answering it early by getting a guy who can create some offense would be a savvy move — and one that probably wouldn't cost the Pistons a ton, as the Blazers seem happy to move forward with their young guys running the show.
CJ McCollum, Washington Wizards
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A veteran on a bad team with an expiring deal, McCollum is an obvious candidate to be moved in the next month. Why not Detroit? Caris LeVert and Jaden Ivey are currently the team's depth options in the backcourt, and McCollum provides much more scoring punch than either of those guys do.
The toughest part of any McCollum deal is that he's making over $30 million per year this season, so matching that money would take some financial acrobatics and likely a third team. But McCollum, a nightly 20-ish point scorer, is the exact kind of player who gets a team like the Pistons over the hump.
Bogdan Bogdanovic, Los Angeles Clippers
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I'm not sure what the Clippers' plan is at this deadline; they looked dead in the water a few weeks ago, and have become one of the hottest teams in the league since then. I doubt James Harden or Kawhi Leonard deals are entertained, and I would be shocked if Ivica Zubac was actually moved, too.
Outside of that, I could see the Clips being open for business, and although Bogdan Bogdanovic may not be the high-volume shooter he used to be, but I foresee him as an attainable trade target who would bring some fire off the bench in Detroit.