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Pistons trade for ex-Terps point guard Steve Blake

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Steve Blake looks to make a play during the first half of an NBA game in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 3, 2015.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Steve Blake looks to make a play during the first half of an NBA game in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 3, 2015. (GREG WAHL-STEPHENS / Associated Press)

The Detroit Pistons have acquired former Terps guard Steve Blake from the Brooklyn Nets in a trade for forward Quincy Miller.

Blake, 35, gives Detroit another point guard who can back up Reggie Jackson. The Pistons also have Brandon Jennings, but he's recovering from a major Achilles tendon injury, and Spencer Dinwiddie, whose NBA Summer League play has been uneven.

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"Just insurance," Piston president Stan Van Gundy told the Detroit Free Press via text. "We're very hopeful that Brandon will play at a high level. And can develop Spencer, but not have pressure on him."

Blake, who is on the books for one season at $2.1 million, has played in 812 NBA games in 12 seasons. He averaged 4.3 points last season with the Portland Trail Blazers.

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The Nets acquired him and the draft rights to forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson on draft night from Portland for center Mason Plumlee and the draft rights to guard-forward Pat Connaughton, an Orioles prospect.

Miller, 22, played 10 games last season for the Sacramento Kings and the Pistons.

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