Back in June 2016, the Detroit Pistons selected Henry Ellenson with the 18th overall pick in the NBA Draft. Nearly three years later, they are parting ways with the big man.
In order to make room to sign guard Wayne Ellington, the Pistons will release Ellenson, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
This marks the second time Detroit has gotten rid of a recent first-round pick this past week. Earlier in the week, the Pistons traded 2015 first-round draft choice Stanley Johnson to the Milwaukee Bucks, who then moved him to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Nikola Mirotic.
Ellenson has hardly played this season, appearing in just two games.
As a matter of fact, the 22-year-old—who played his collegiate basketball at Marquette University—has rarely played at all for the Pistons.
Ellenson took the floor 19 times during his rookie campaign, averaging 3.2 points and 2.2 rebounds over 7.7 minutes per game while shooting 35.9 percent from the field, 28.6 percent from three-point range and 50 percent from the free-throw line.
Last season, the Rice Lake, Wi. native appeared in 38 contests, registering four points and 2.1 boards across 8.7 minutes a night while making 36.3 percent of his field-goal attempts, 33.3 percent of his long-distance tries and 86.2 percent of his foul shots.
Ellington was traded from the Miami Heat to the Phoenix Suns ahead of the trade deadline in a deal that also sent Heat guard Tyler Johnson to the Suns. However, Phoenix then proceeded to waive Ellington after the trade.
The 31-year-old played in 25 games with Miami this season, recording 8.4 points per game.
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