Glenn Robinson III's injury season has come at an inconvenient time .

The Detroit Pistons bet that he can regain the form that made him a first-clbad bench player for the Indiana Pacers in 2016-17.

Two sources told the Free Press on Sunday that the Pistons had reached a two-year deal with the former Michigan player on the first day of the league's annual free agency moratorium

. Agreement worth $ 8.3 million, with a team option of $ 4.3 million for the second season. do not sign agreements before noon Friday. A source told the Free Press that Robinson, 24, was one of the first targets among the group of small forks available

He is the first free agent to sign under the front office headed by senior advisor Ed Stefanski

and head coach Stan Van Gundy was fired in May.

This seems to be a solid addition. He had a good season in 2016-17 for the Pacers when he pulled 39.2 percent off the 3-point range. He won the NBA slam dunk competition this season

but he was limited to just 23 games last season because of a severe sprained left ankle

the Pistons have a solid outlook with option – if

The 6-foot-7, 215-pound small striker played two seasons with Michigan and was drafted in the second round of the 2014 Minnesota Timberwolves draft. He is the son of former NBA star Glenn Robinson.

Yahoo! Sports Shams Charania was the first to report the news

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