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30 Team Association: Jack traded to Pistons

Posted on April 1, 2013 at 01:59 AM.

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4/25/13-Jack traded to Pistons for Maxiell, Fisher

DETROIT-It took less than a week for the Detroit Pistons to make the first big offseason splash.

Despite missing out on the playoffs by just two games, Detroit began the overhaul to their roster Thursday, sending power forward Jason Maxiell and point guard Derek Fisher to the Golden State Warriors for point guards Jarrett Jack and Charles Jenkins.

Jack, acquired from the New Orleans Hornets last July, was in the final year of a four-year deal he signed with the Toronto Raptors in 2009. Jack averaged 16 points and 7.2 assists in 79 games for Golden State, with Warriors head coach Mark Jackson preferring to use him and Stephen Curry in the starting lineup over promising second year shooting guard Klay Thompson.

Jack's acquisition will push Brandon Knight, Detroit's starting point guard, to the starting shooting guard position, head coach Lawrence Frank said. Frank did not say what would happen to Rodney Stuckey, Detroit's current starter at shooting guard, increasing widespread speculation that he might be moved this offseason.

Golden State's trade for Maxiell will free $5 million in cap space, as the team is not expected to re-sign him. Maxiell was Detroit's starting power forward, but he increasingly saw his minutes diminish in favor of fellow veteran Charlie Villanueva and rookie Andre Drummond. In 69 games, Maxiell averaged 6.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Mired behind Brandon Knight and Will Bynum on Detroit's depth chart, Fisher was reportedly considering retirement before the trade, but Fisher's agent said he would play next season for Golden State. Fisher averaged 2.7 points and 1.6 assists in 82 games for the Pistons.

Golden State is expected to pick up a long-term project point guard in the offseason, with the top target the San Antonio Spurs' Cory Joseph, a Warriors front office source said.

Detroit is expected to hold onto the other throw-in in the trade, point guard Charles Jenkins. The second-year Hofstra product played just 20 games for Golden State this season, but gives the Pistons needed depth with Will Bynum unlikely to return to the team next year.

The trade puts Pistons starters Rodney Stuckey and Tayshaun Prince in limbo. Detroit was widely expected to try and deal both Prince and Corey Maggette earlier in the season, but the team held onto both while they were in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race.