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The Detroit Pistons’ hunt for a new head coach is already progressing. After parting ways with Monty Williams on Wednesday, the Pistons were granted permission to interview three candidates. The coaching targets are Dallas Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney, Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori, and former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff, via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. […]

The Detroit Pistons made another significant statement by releasing head coach Monty Williams from his duties, per Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN. Reports indicated that Detroit’s front office discussed Williams’ future with the franchise heavily. The conversation accelerated after the conclusion of the NBA Finals where they decided it was time to move in a new […]

The Detroit Pistons have made a significant change to their current coaching staff. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, assistant coach Fred Vinson is being added to help the Pistons under head coach Monty Williams. Reports have been surfacing that the front office has been pondering ideas on what is best moving forward for the coaching […]

The Detroit Pistons are still working to add more pieces to their front office this offseason. According to the latest reports, though, the Pistons are interested in adding Dallas Mavericks senior adviser Dennis Lindsey to their front office, per NBA insider Marc Stein. Lindsey was originally a finalist for Detroit’s President of Basketball Operations opening. […]

Signs are pointing to the Detroit Pistons offering franchise guard Cade Cunningham a max extension soon, via James Edwards III of the Athletic. The terms for the expected offer are a five year $226 million extension. In a mailbag article, Edwards spoke on the likeliness of a new deal. “I’m 99.9 percent sure that Cunningham […]

The Detroit Pistons seem to have a plan in place heading into NBA free agency this summer. According to James Edwards of the Athletic, the Pistons are expected to have their eyes on free agents Malik Monk and Nick Claxton once free agency negotiations begin on June 24. Veteran Gary Harris was also mentioned in […]

The Detroit Pistons have officially announced and confirmed the departure of Troy Weaver as the franchise General Manager. Weaver was released after the team came to an agreement with Trajan Langdon to be their new President of Basketball Operations. Franchise owner Tom Gores and the team front office released a statement via email. Interestingly, the […]

The Detroit Pistons will be moving on from General Manager Troy Weaver, via Shams Charania of the Athletic. The Pistons’ front office needed to make an immediate decision regarding Weaver’s future after announcing the hiring of Trajan Langdon as the new president of basketball operations. The Pistons are engaging in discussions to hire New Orleans […]

With new leadership reportedly in place, the Detroit Pistons can start planning the next moves of this rebuild. With Trajan Langdon set to become the latest franchise president of basketball operations. there is a lot of help is needed to help restore the Pistons, and these three trades can help jumpstart the rebuild. Detroit cannot […]

The Detroit Pistons are set to hire Trajan Langdon from the New Orleans Pelicans as their new president of basketball operations, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Both sides are currently working on finalizing terms of the agreement. Langdon has worked the last five seasons as general manager of the Pelicans. His role had him second […]

The 2024 NBA offseason will have major implications for the Detroit Pistons. After suffering through the worst season in franchise history finishing 14-68, serious changes need to happen to turn the losing ways around. Detroit’s current front office was hired to complete this restoration in 2020. While General Manager Troy Weaver showed some promise and […]

The Detroit Pistons and their unfortunate NBA Draft Lottery luck continues. For the third straight season, the Pistons once again landed the worst-case scenario No. 5 pick in the upcoming 2024 NBA Draft. Hope was centered around Detroit leaving the lottery with a selection close to the top after finishing last season with an all-time […]

The Detroit Pistons seemingly have a new target in their sights for their President of Basketball Operations opening. Apparently, Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst is a candidate for the position, per Eric Nehm from the Athletic. Detroit can now set up an interview with Horst since the Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs by […]

With 2023-24 officially over for the Detroit Pistons, ideas for roster reconstruction are flowing in like crazy. Beat writer James Edwards of The Athletic created an offseason proposal with the Brooklyn Nets that would shake up this franchise to hopefully a winning product. Detroit wrapped up their regular season on a miserable note with not […]

With the Detroit Pistons’ all-time painful regular season coming to an end, the franchise addressed questions from the media about the direction of the team. Rookie Ausar Thompson is one of the many players who spoke publicly on Monday afternoon, where he commented on the pressing issue of his current health. When asked about the […]

The Detroit Pistons confirmed they will begin a hiring search for a new Head of Basketball Operations during the end of the season media session. However, the Pistons’ public relations revealed some surprising news on what will happen with the current front office. Detroit has no intention of removing general manager Troy Weaver and the […]

The season of infamous records continues for the Detroit Pistons after setting another in a 125-107 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Thursday night’s blowout officially solidified that the 2023-24 Pistons will finish with the all-time franchise-worst record. The record was previously held by the 1979-80 Pistons who ended their season with a 16-66 record. This […]

Another historic note is looming for the Detroit Pistons after losing 120-102 to the Philadephia 76ers. Falling to 13-66 keeps Detroit in last place throughout the entire NBA. The double-digit blowout loss marks the 19th season sweep by an opponent against the Pistons. One more loss would clinch the worst record in franchise history tying […]

The Detroit Pistons’ 120-118 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies concluded in heartbreaking fashion. Their matchup came down to the final possessions and a last-second look to tie the game by franchise point guard Cade Cunningham. After forcing a miss by Jaren Jackson Jr. with 11 seconds left, Cunningham had a game-tying look from the baseline […]

The Detroit Pistons received some much-needed assistance Wednesday in the return of point guard Cade Cunningham against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Detroit’s franchise player had been inactive for the past two games due to lingering knee injury management, which has been an issue since January. Unfortunately, Cunningham’s returning performance wasn’t enough for Detroit to pull off […]

The Detroit Pistons were forced to take on the New Orleans Pelicans in a 114-101 beatdown without franchise point guard Cade Cunningham. After going through an early pregame shootaround, Cunningham was ruled out due to left knee injury management he’s been dealing with for months. Head coach Monty Williams confirmed the medical team decided he […]

The Detroit Pistons moved closer to another historic note after losing 129-102 to the Boston Celtics. With only 12 games left in the regular season, the Pistons are close to setting a new record for the fewest wins in franchise history. The historic low was set in 1979-80 when the Pistons finished 16-66. This year’s […]

The Detroit Pistons’ 122-103 blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers occurred for several reasons Wednesday night. But head coach Monty Williams is not interested in using injuries as an excuse. Detroit entered the game without Ausar Thompson (illness), Isaiah Stewart (hamstring), Simone Fontecchio (toe), Quentin Grimes (knee), and Taj Gibson (hamstring) being available. The Pistons […]

The Detroit Pistons limped into their Monday night road matchup against the Boston Celtics courtesy of a number of critical injuries. Their health concern snowballed during the 119-94 blowout as forward Isaiah Stewart strained his hamstring in the third quarter. Stewart started favoring his leg after grabbing a rebound, which caused him to miss the […]

The Detroit Pistons suffered a painful loss in the final possession to the Miami Heat 104-101. With the score tied at 101, center Bam Adebayo knocked down a game-winning triple to propel Miami to victory. Pistons’ head coach Monty Williams expressed his emotion about coming up just short in an intense matchup during his postgame […]

The Detroit Pistons will play their fourth straight game on Sunday without rookie forward Ausar Thompson. Detroit’s primary perimeter defender has been battling an undisclosed illness for a little over a week. Head coach Monty Williams had no update on the illness during his pregame presser, confirming that Thompson will not suit up against the […]

The Detroit Pistons could be without point guard Cade Cunningham on Friday against the Miami Heat due to left knee injury management. Cunningham is listed as questionable on Detroit’s injury report, via Mike Curtis of the Detroit News. It doesn’t seem that Cunningham suffered another major injury to his knee. This has been an ongoing […]

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren continued imposing his dominance on Wednesday, propelling his team to a 113-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Detroit’s win improved their record to 12-53 and earned their third set of back-to-back victories this season. Duren finished the night scoring 24 points, missing just one shot while going 8-of-9 from the […]

The Detroit Pistons finished Monday night victorious after defeating the Charlotte Hornets 114-97. Their blowout win marked their 11th win of the season and their first series sweep by finishing 3-0 against Charlotte. Point guard Cade Cunningham and center Jalen Duren led Detroit with standout performances on both ends of the floor. Cunningham controlled the […]

The Detroit Pistons wound up on the tough losing end of a 142-124 final score against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The matchup started with a close back-and-forth first half between both teams but finished with an ugly second half for the struggling Pistons. Point guard Cade Cunningham finished one rebound shy of recording his […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham continues to establish himself among the NBA greats. After scoring his 15th point en route to a 118-112 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Cunningham became the sixth-fastest player in NBA history to record 2,500 points and 800 assists in 128 career games. The third-year guard joined some elite NBA […]

On the Detroit Pistons’ struggling road of 2023-24, one of their biggest signs of optimism has been the acquisition of forward Simone Fontecchio. Since Detroit traded for Fontecchio in February, the 29-year-old swingman has been a beneficial addition to the frontcourt. Fontecchio is averaging 15 points per game while shooting 46.6% from the field and […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams has emphasized all season the need to find a consistent rotation he can rely on. In the midst of a 110-100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, the Pistons ran into the same issue with their bench rotation. Williams has been persistent in playing all bench lineups throughout […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham got to exhale in enjoyment after defeating the Chicago Bulls 105-95. He described the victorious feeling as “amazing” in the postgame presser during the aftermath of the emotional and controversial loss to the New York Knicks on Monday. “Man, this feels amazing. This feels amazing man. Emotional day yesterday. […]

One of the best stories for the Detroit Pistons in the 2023-24 has been the development of franchise guard Cade Cunningham. After missing most of his sophomore campaign due to a shin injury, the 2021 No. 1 overall pick is averaging career-high numbers of 22.2 points per game on 45.3% from the field and 34.6% […]

The Detroit Pistons wound up on the gut-wrenching end of a 112-109 last-second loss to the Orlando Magic. One of the biggest focal points of the loss from head coach Monty Williams was the lack of free throw attempts for the Pistons. Detroit only attempted 13 free throws in a very physical game where Orlando […]

Shooting guard Quentin Grimes has been upgraded to probable for the Detroit Pistons’ Saturday matchup against the Orlando Magic. The Pistons acquired Grimes from the New York Knicks before the NBA Trade Deadline with Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono, and two second-round picks in exchange for Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanovic. Grimes has been […]

The regular season return after All-Star break was far from ideal for the Detroit Pistons. Their last-place record dropped to 8-47 after suffering a 129-115 road loss to the Indiana Pacers. The blowout gap grew as big as 31 points courtesy of 15 turnovers by the Pistons, including 11 in the first half. Point guard […]

Javin Hunter, the father of Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey, was recently interviewed on the King and Deuce Podcast addressing some major storylines regarding his son and the franchise. One of the biggest narratives surrounding the Pistons this season was the decision by head coach Monty Williams to bring Ivey off the bench instead of […]