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Tony Snell is sticking with the Detroit Pistons.
The aged fly will exercise his $12.1 million participant choice for the 2020-21 season, in accordance to James Edwards III of The Athletic on Sunday.
Snell, 29, signed a four-year, $46 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2017 earlier than the Bucks traded him and a fundamental-round take to the Pistons for Jon Leuer in a salary dump forward of the 2019-20 season. Leuer was once decrease quickly thereafter and introduced his retirement in Might possibly perchance possibly also merely.
Snell, meanwhile, spent various the 2019-20 season as a starter, averaging 8.0 blueprint and 2.2 assists while taking pictures 44.5 p.c from the world and 40.2 p.c from three. It was once about the norm for Snell, who has supplied strong defense and three-point taking pictures in stints with the Chicago Bulls, Bucks and Pistons.
That makes him a nice half for the rebuilding Pistons although his supreme unbiased sooner or later is coming off the bench. That will be his unbiased next season with young gamers cherish Luke Kennard and Bruce Brown readily available on the fly.
The Pistons could furthermore take care of the distance in the draft or free agency. Nonetheless Snell is a nice stopgap if they invent no longer.
