What NBA team acquired Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 29, 2018?

The NBA team that acquired Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 29, 2018, was the Detroit Pistons.

The trade sent Griffin, Willie Reed, and Brice Johnson to Detroit. In return, the Clippers received Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanović, a protected first-round draft pick, and a second-round pick. Griffin had spent his first nine NBA seasons with Los Angeles after being selected first overall in the 2009 NBA draft.

The move surprised many observers because Griffin had signed a five-year, $171 million contract with the Clippers only months earlier. Detroit immediately became the second NBA team of his career, and he made his Pistons debut in early February 2018.

A common mix-up is confusing this trade with Griffin’s later move to the Brooklyn Nets. Detroit bought out Griffin in 2021, after which he joined Brooklyn as a free agent.