Report: Pistons may try to attach ‘younger player’ or ‘draft pick’ to dump Blake Griffin’s contract

Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin is one of the most overpaid big men in the league.

In order to ship him, the Pistons may have to include a younger player or draft sweetner in a potential deal.

“The same goes for the Pistons with power forward Blake Griffin — though word is the Pistons may try to ‘sweeten’ a potential Griffin deal with a younger player or draft pick,” reported Sam Amico of FortyEightMinutes.com.

Griffin, 31, is having one of the worst campaigns of his career.

As a matter of fact, he’s putting up a career-low 12.3 points along with 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest this season. He’s started in 20 games for the Pistons.

Furthermore, the Pistons hold an abysmal 7-19 record. They’re the No. 14 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Clearly, the Pistons don’t believe they can compete for a championship anytime soon. The franchise recently dealt veteran guard Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks.

As for Griffin, he would be better off on a contender at this stage of his career as well. However, his gargantuan contract makes him hard to move in a trade.

The veteran is in the middle of a five-year, $171 million contract that he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2017. The deal is fully guaranteed and runs through the end of 2021-22 season.