Cavs Acquire Andre Drummond From Pistons for Mind-Bogglingly Small Return

Detroit Pistons deal All-Star Andre Drummond to Cleveland Cavaliers for very little return
Detroit Pistons deal All-Star Andre Drummond to Cleveland Cavaliers for very little return / Leon Halip/Getty Images

Say what you will about the dinosaur-esque element of a man like Andre Drummond clogging the lane these days, but he was an NBA All-Star as recently as 2017-18, and is averaging 17.8 points and 15.8 rebounds per game this season.

Surely, in trade, he could've netted more than...this?

The Cleveland Cavaliers, mired in a tanking spin cycle of their own, became the surprise team to add Drummond's services on Thursday, offering up very little in return.