According to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto, the Detroit Pistons will not make a qualification offer for backcourt player Malachi Flynn, who is about to become a free agent, meaning that Flynn will become a full free agent when the free agency market opens.
Midway through the season, the Pistons made a multiplayer deal with the New York Knicks. The Pistons sent Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks to the New York Knicks, and traded for Flynn, Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Ryan Arcidiacono, a 2028 Knicks second-round pick and a 2029 Knicks second-round pick. After joining the Pistons, Flynn played a total of 24 games for the team, averaging 14.3 minutes per game, averaging 8 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.1 blocks and 1.1 turnovers while shooting 43% from the field, 31.6% from three-point range and 68.4% from the free throw line.
While it looks like his overall performance since joining the Pistons has been pretty average, Flynn's performance against the Atlanta Hawks on April 4 of this year was impressive. He played a total of 34 minutes and 04 seconds, shooting 18-of-25 from the field, 5-of-9 from beyond the three-point line, and 9-of-12 from the free throw line, and with incredible efficiency, he scored a game-high 50 points plus 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, with a plus/minus of +14. It is worth mentioning that Flynn has never scored more than 30 points in a single game in the NBA before, but he did not expect that Flynn, who had a mediocre performance after joining the Pistons, unexpectedly completed only one incredible explosion, which also exceeded everyone's expectations.
Born in May 1998, the 26-year-old is the backcourt player selected by the Toronto Raptors with the 29th pick in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. With Flynn's performance in previous seasons, whether he can stay on the NBA court could be a huge question mark. But after all, he played such a shocking 50-point performance, and he also proved that he has a super scoring explosion, and he may just need more trust and support. I don't know if any team will offer him a contract after seeing his 50-point performance, or if this 50-point performance will give Flynn more confidence and help him find a new job.