Detroit Nets Two Future Second Round Draft Picks
DETROIT, Mich. (Feb. 6, 2025) – The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has acquired guard Dennis Schröder, wing Lindy Waters III and a future second round pick from the Golden State Warriors as part of a five-team trade in which the team also sent out a future second round pick and KJ Martin, who was first acquired along with two second round picks from the Philadelphia 76ers, to the Utah Jazz. In a related move, the team has waived wing Wendell Moore Jr.
Schröder (6-1, 175) is a 12-year NBA veteran who has appeared in 814 career games with career averages of 14.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists on 43.3% shooting in 27.4 minutes per game. Schröder began the 2024-25 season with the Brooklyn Nets, where he averaged 18.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists across 23 games while shooting 45.2% from the field and 38.7% from 3-point range in 33.6 minutes per game. On Dec. 15, 2024, Schröder was traded from the Nets to the Golden State Warriors where he made 24 appearances and averaged 10.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 26.2 minutes per game. The 31-year-old guard has appeared in 68 career playoff games, averaging 11.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 24.9 minutes per game. A native of Braunschweig, Germany, Schröder won a gold medal with Germany in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and was named MVP of the tournament.
Waters III (6-6, 210) appeared in 38 games for Golden State this season, averaging 5.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 17.2 minutes per game. A four-year NBA veteran, Waters has appeared in 142 career games for Oklahoma City and Golden State and holds career averages of 5.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 13.6 minutes per game. A native of Norman, Okla., Waters went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft but signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder following his collegiate career at Oklahoma State.
Moore Jr. (6-5, 215) appeared in 20 games for Detroit this season and averaged 3.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in 11.0 minutes per game. A native of Charlotte, N.C., Moore was drafted 26th overall in the 2022 NBA Draft after playing three seasons at Duke University.
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