Date | League | Transaction |
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2016 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 18th overall by Detroit. |
18th July, 2016 | NBA | Signed four year, $8,199,204 rookie scale contract with Detroit. Included team options for 2018/19 and 2019/20. |
5th November, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
5th November, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
6th November, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
13th November, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
23rd November, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
25th November, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
10th December, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
11th December, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
14th December, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
17th December, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
4th January, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
5th January, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
27th January, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
31st January, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
1st February, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
2nd February, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
3rd February, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
6th February, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
8th February, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
11th February, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
22nd February, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
23rd February, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
25th February, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
26th February, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
1st March, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
3rd March, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
10th March, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
12th March, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
13th March, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
14th March, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
22nd March, 2017 | D-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
26th March, 2017 | D-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the D-League. |
15th October, 2017 | NBA | Detroit exercised 2018/19 team option. |
5th November, 2017 | G-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
5th November, 2017 | G-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
20th November, 2017 | G-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
22nd November, 2017 | G-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
31st October, 2018 | NBA | Detroit declined 2019/20 team option. |
2nd November, 2018 | G-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
4th November, 2018 | G-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
7th November, 2018 | G-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
8th November, 2018 | G-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
10th November, 2018 | G-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
11th November, 2018 | G-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
15th November, 2018 | G-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
15th November, 2018 | G-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
16th November, 2018 | G-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
18th November, 2018 | G-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
1st February, 2019 | G-League | Assigned by Detroit to Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
3rd February, 2019 | G-League | Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids Drive of the G-League. |
9th February, 2019 | NBA | Waived by Detroit. |
20th February, 2019 | NBA | Signed a 10 day contract with New York. |
2nd March, 2019 | NBA | Signed a guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season and through 2020 with New York. Included team option for 2019/20. |
2015 - 2016 | Marquette (NCAA) |
June 2016 - February 2019 | Detroit Pistons (NBA) |
February 2019 - present | New York Knicks (NBA) |
June 29, 2018
Henry Ellenson
PF/C - 6’11, 245lbs - 21 years old – 2 years of experience
To begin the season, Henry Ellenson was the main centre option off the bench for the Pistons. And so he should have been. He is, after all, the first-round pick of some stature and some talent. You wouldn’t have known it from his rookie season, but it’s true. And with two double-digit games in his first three outings, Ellenson showed something. Not much, but something.
However, just like that rookie season, for the most part Ellenson did nothing with that talent. He took shots, missed shots, fouled a bit, and essentially looked like the same limited player that he had done as a rookie.
Thereafter, he took to the bench and stayed there. Ellenson played 98 NBA minutes total from the start of November through the end of February, and wasn’t even playing in the G-League either (only appearing twice for Grand Rapids all season). He just sat there, hopefully learning from the bench.
There came a brief reprieve at the end. Over the final two weeks of the season, Ellenson played in the rotation again, and ended on a run of four consecutive double-digit performances that give hope to the future. Ellenson, it is thought, will be a highly skilled, finesse-based, stretch four man (the five spot will be tough considering that he never blocks anyone ever), who may struggle with defensive physicality and speed but who should score and rebound enough to be a net positive overall.
This year, though, Anthony Tolliver thoroughly outplayed him.
Player Plan: Two years of rookie scale salary remaining. Exercise year four’s option and keep evaluating/developing, with concern at the progress thus far. Still got time, though.
June 29, 2017
Henry Ellenson
PF/C, 6’11 245lbs, 20 years old, 1 year of experience
Time is on his side, yet this was a slow start for Ellenson, who right now is a stretch big who cannot stretch the floor. Ellenson shot poorly in his few NBA minutes, shot poorly on his D-League assignment, and shot poorly during his brief college career. The projectability is there, especially given his ability to also put the ball on the floor and capitalise on the shooting, yet the range itself is not. Any decision on Ellenson’s future is thus dependent upon how he responds to two or three years of intense skills development.
Player Plan: Three years of rookie scale salary remaining. Needs intense skills development, then some minutes to see if it worked.