Former Duke basketball star Wendell Moore Jr. is on the move.
According to a Thursday afternoon report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Moore to the Detroit Pistons in an exchange of draft capital ahead of the second round of the 2024 draft.
Moore spent three seasons with the Blue Devils from 2019-22. He authored one of the moments of the decade on the road against North Carolina in February 2020 when he hit an overtime buzzer-beater as a freshman. He emerged as a true leader during his junior season, averaging 13.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.4 assists while the Blue Devils made it all the way to the Final Four.
Moore got drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 26th pick in the 2022 NBA draft, but a series of draft-day trades ended up with him on the Timberwolves. He’s played in 54 games over the last two seasons, averaging 1.1 points and 0.6 rebounds in 4.2 minutes.
Charania said the Timberwolves also gave the Pistons the 37th pick in exchange for the 53rd pick.
Minnesota is trading Wendell Moore Jr. and the No. 37 pick in today's Day 2 of NBA draft to Detroit, sources say.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 27, 2024
The Pistons are now run by another former Blue Devil after Trajan Langdon took over the front office this offseason.