With the 8th pick in exchange of Dmo we could have landed Justise Winslow who would have been a great fit for James. Damn. I hope Dmo makes a full recovery though. He seems on pace.
In other words, the Pistons knew Motiejunas' comments were dangerous for them, and they used a local reporter to do them a solid in response.
Or traded Winslow to the Celtics for like 4 picks. If true, it seems Morey didn't think there were long term issues with his back going back to draft day and valued DMo more than the 8th pick. No can kicking there.