The Eastern Conference continues its shake up ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. NBA trade deadline. The Detroit Pistons have one deal done, pending player physicals, that brings [Kevin Huerter and Dario Saric in from the Chicago Bulls for the departing Jaden Ivey](https://www.mlive.com/pistons/2026/02/pistons-trade-jaden-ivey-to-the-bulls-as-part-of-three-team-deal.html).
While it’s uncertain if there’s more business to come from the Pistons, the conference continues making moves, including a deal that sends a veteran guard linked to Detroit to a divisional foe.
The Charlotte Hornets’ Collin Sexton is reportedly set to join the Bulls in a four-player deal, according to a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Sexton, 27, was in his first season with the Hornets after spending his first four seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, alongside current Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff for three of them, and three more with the Utah Jazz.
As the Hornets have experienced a youth movement, Sexton’s production has dipped, averaging 14.2 points, and 3.7 assists per game, but shooting 49% from the field and 39% from three-point range.
The Pistons were reportedly [among the potential suitors for Sexton nearly a month ago](https://www.mlive.com/pistons/2026/01/pistons-linked-to-former-lottery-pick-in-potential-reunion-with-jb-bickerstaff.html), but the Bulls have been one of the more active teams at the deadline in resetting their roster, now adding Sexton’s nearly $19 million expiring contract.
The deal will see Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three second-round picks head to Chicago in exchange for guard Coby White and Mike Conley Jr. — who was a piece in the Ivey trade.
Bickerstaff has spoken highly of Sexton in the past and he could’ve been a good fit with the Pistons, who have an elite defense but would be aided by another shot taker and floor spacer.
“Collin is awesome,” Bickerstaff said in 2024. “I don’t know if I’ve been around a guy who works harder on his game, who’s more committed to his game, a guy who was eager to be coached. I’m just watching how his game has blossomed and how he’s been able to make more reads. He was fun to be around. We had a great time.”
Huerter certainly offers the Pistons some help as a potential shooting threat, however Detroit got him in a down year from range — shooting 31.4% from three as a career 37% sharpshooter — and will hope to get him back to his old form in a new environment.
Teams bolstering their lineup for a playoff push often say they can’t get enough shooting. But the Pistons still have some business to do with getting two-way guard Daniss Jenkins on a standard contract, potentially limiting how much more Detroit will want to tinker with its Eastern Conference leading roster before it hits 3 p.m. on Thursday.