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          Detroit Pistons agree to deals with Mason Plumlee and Jahlil Okafor

          • Eric Woodyard, ESPNNov 21, 2020, 12:02 AM
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              Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three books: "Wasted, Ethan's Talent Search" and "All In: The Kelvin Torbert Story". He is a proud parent of one son, Ethan. You can follow him on Twitter: @E_Woodyard

          Free-agent center Mason Plumlee has agreed to a three-year, $25 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

          The former Denver Nuggets center averaged 7.2 points and 5.2 rebounds during the 2019-20 season.

          Detroit also agreed to a two-year deal with Jahlil Okafor, his agent, Sean Kennedy, told Wojnarowski. The No. 3 pick in the 2015 NBA draft, Okafor averaged 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in limited minutes for the New Orleans Pelicans last season.

          Jerami Grant is also headed to Detroit on a three-year, $60 million deal, representative Mike Kneisley of The Neustadt Group said. Grant is coming off a season where he averaged 12.0 points for Denver.

          Meanwhile, the Pistons are also finalizing a deal to acquire free-agent forward Josh Jackson, sources told Wojnarowski.

          The 6-foot-11 Plumlee posted a thank-you letter to Denver fans on his Twitter account Friday, saying he "has no doubt" that big things await the Nuggets. He also said he's excited to join the Pistons, calling them "one of the league's most storied franchises."

          After an aggressive approach in the draft, new Pistons general manager Troy Weaver vowed to work hard to restore the franchise.

          "We're going to attack free agency. We're going to attack everything," Weaver said on draft night. "I said coming in this was going to be a restoring the two iterations of the great Pistons teams. That was their mentality. They were aggressive, they were on the attack, and we want to follow suit. So that's the mantra. We'll hopefully continue to be aggressive, but we wanted to set the tone."

          Detroit drafted Killian Hayes at No. 7 and made trades to land a host of other players.

          The Pistons were involved in trades with the Utah Jazz to acquire Saben Lee at the No. 38 pick in the draft along with Tony Bradley.

          A three-team deal helped the Pistons land Saddiq Bey at No. 19 and Jaylen Hands at No. 56 while sending Luke Kennard, Justin Patton and four second-round picks to the Clippers. The Brooklyn Nets got Landry Shamet.

          Another trade helped Detroit acquire Isaiah Stewart at No. 16, along with Trevor Ariza, while sending a future first-round pick and 2021 second-round pick via the Los Angeles Lakers to Houston.

          The Associated Press contributed to this report.