Pistons exercise option on Kennard

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 15: Luke Kennard #5 of the Detroit Pistons drives to the basket against Tobias Harris #12 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the preseason game at the Wells Fargo Center on October 15, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The …

The Detroit Pistons have exercised their team option for the 2020-21 season on Luke Kennard.

The Pistons also announced Thursday that they signed guard Craig Sword and waived Todd Withers.

The 6-foot-6 Kennard averaged 9.7 points last season and shot 39% from 3-point range. He was a first-round pick by Detroit in 2017.

Sword spent the last two seasons with the Erie Bayhawks of the G League.