According to the Detroit Free Press, the Pistons are making run at the Kings’ restricted free agent guard Isaiah Thomas. The paper claims the Pistons have offered Thomas a three-year contract worth $24-million. The Kings have the right to match that offer by virtue of a qualifying offer they extended to Thomas last week.

The Free Press also speculated that the Pistons interest in Thomas could lead to a sign-and-trade deal. Prior to the draft, the Kings and Pistons were rumored to be working on a deal that would have brought Detroit forward Josh Smith to Sacramento.

Many draft experts were surprised when the Kings selected shooting guard Nik Stauskas with the number eight pick in the draft. If the Kings were to trade Thomas, that would create the need for another shooting guard and make the selection of Stauskas make more sense. The Kings would then have to address the point guard position which they have been rumored to be working on since the end of their season.

A sign-and-trade deal may not be as simple as it sounds. The Sacramento Bee is reporting that as many as six teams have interest in Thomas.

Teams can begin speaking with free agents as of today (July 1, 2014).