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Henley signs Exhibit 10 deal with Pistons
6/24/2026 10:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro
Detroit adds GCU 6-7 guard to roster prospects, holds his G League rights
Grand Canyon guard Jaden Henley launched his NBA journey Wednesday night by signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Detroit Pistons, his agency announced.
Slash Sports and Entertainment posted on its Instagram account that Henley, its client and the Lopes' leading scorer last season, signed the non-guaranteed deal after the NBA Draft ended with ESPN listing Henley as the fifth-best undrafted player. An Exhibit 10 contract can be converted into a two-way contract before the regular season and allows Detroit to hold Henley's G League rights.
The one-year, minimum-salary deal often is given to undrafted free agents to have them compete for a roster spot during NBA Summer League and team training camp. GCU's Gabe McGlothan also started his professional career by signing one with the Denver Nuggets in 2024.
After a 60-22 season, Detroit enters the summer with its roster situation in flux because of open spots, Jalen Duren's restricted free agency, Tobias Harris' unrestricted free agency and potential trades. The Pistons made NBA Draft night deals to select 6-foot-1 guard Ebuka Okorie of Stanford in the first round at No. 17 and 7-foot center Ugunna Oneyno of Virginia in the second round at No. 53.
Henley, 22, averaged career highs across the board as a GCU senior with 17.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game – numbers only two other players in the nation reached. Henley attended pre-draft workouts with 15 NBA teams, including Detroit. He also starred at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament to make that all-tourney team. Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon is known to value positional size, and Henley offers that as a 6-foot-7 guard.
NBA Summer League will take place July 9-19 in Las Vegas.
Slash Sports and Entertainment posted on its Instagram account that Henley, its client and the Lopes' leading scorer last season, signed the non-guaranteed deal after the NBA Draft ended with ESPN listing Henley as the fifth-best undrafted player. An Exhibit 10 contract can be converted into a two-way contract before the regular season and allows Detroit to hold Henley's G League rights.
The one-year, minimum-salary deal often is given to undrafted free agents to have them compete for a roster spot during NBA Summer League and team training camp. GCU's Gabe McGlothan also started his professional career by signing one with the Denver Nuggets in 2024.
After a 60-22 season, Detroit enters the summer with its roster situation in flux because of open spots, Jalen Duren's restricted free agency, Tobias Harris' unrestricted free agency and potential trades. The Pistons made NBA Draft night deals to select 6-foot-1 guard Ebuka Okorie of Stanford in the first round at No. 17 and 7-foot center Ugunna Oneyno of Virginia in the second round at No. 53.
Henley, 22, averaged career highs across the board as a GCU senior with 17.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game – numbers only two other players in the nation reached. Henley attended pre-draft workouts with 15 NBA teams, including Detroit. He also starred at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament to make that all-tourney team. Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon is known to value positional size, and Henley offers that as a 6-foot-7 guard.
NBA Summer League will take place July 9-19 in Las Vegas.
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