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The Detroit Pistons were hit hard by injuries a season ago. Not only were they dealing with constant change in their frontcourt, but former first overall pick Cade Cunningham only played in 12 total games due to a shin injury that he had season-ending surgery on. Heading into the 2023-24 season, the Pistons are once […]

The Detroit Pistons were ready to take the next step last season. That is until Cade Cunningham underwent surgery on his left shin that prematurely ended his sophomore year 12 games into the campaign. As a result, Detroit finished with the league’s worst record at 17-65. To make matters worse, they didn’t even land the […]

The 2023-24 season will be an important one for the Detroit Pistons. Detroit finished last season with a record of 17-65, putting them in fifth place in the Central Division and 15th place in the Eastern Conference. It made a few key moves during the offseason, including bringing in forward Ausar Thompson and guard Marcus […]

LeBron James was dominant during the 2016 NBA playoffs. After all, James won his third NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the conclusion of the 2016 NBA Finals. Stanley Johnson remembers how powerful James’ on-the-court influence was when the Cavs faced the Detroit Pistons in a first-round playoff matchup. “I don’t believe Stan Van […]

LOS ANGELES – Cade Cunningham entered his second season ready to capitalize on a strong rookie campaign, but his 2022-23 campaign was cut drastically short. Now, he’s looking to re-establish himself among the best young players in today’s NBA. After playing just 12 games in his sophomore season, Cunningham was shut down and underwent season-ending […]

The Pistons have a storied history in the NBA, a member of the association since 1948. They have seen several historic players walk through their locker room, and many have been homegrown through the draft. Let’s look at the top ten draft picks in Detroit Pistons history. #10 – Khris Middleton (Round 2, #39 Overall, […]

Cade Cunningham was enjoying a strong start to his second season in the NBA in 2022-23 – averaging 19.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists over his first 12 games – before suffering a stress fracture in his left shin which required season-ending surgery. But teammate Jaden Ivey has no concerns about the impact the […]

The Detroit Pistons offseason was rather uneventful. They didn’t get the lottery luck they wanted and ended up with the fifth pick in the 2023 NBA Draft after finishing the 2022-23 campaign with the worst record in the league. And while their first round picks Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser showed out during Summer League, […]

Since the start of the 2009-10 season, the Detroit Pistons have made the playoffs only two times. In fact, they have not won a playoff series since 2008, a year in which they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth consecutive year with Chauncey Billups as their leader. Over the last four seasons, […]

Metta World Peace’s career was forever changed by the “Malice at the Palace.” Nearly 20 years after the infamous 2004 brawl he helped spark between members of the Indiana Pacers and fans of the Detroit Pistons, though, World Peace doesn’t entirely regret his actions—even acknowledging just how much money he lost as a result of charging into […]

Are the Detroit Pistons ready to take the leap into playoff contention during the 2023-24 season? Perhaps, especially if Cade Cunningham delivers on his preseason hype. The Pistons’ hopes of improving will hinge on just how high Cunningham can ascend on the league’s totem pole, as at his best, he might be capable of producing […]

The world of free agency hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for the Detroit Pistons, and over the years they’ve secured very few players who have really moved the needle for the franchise through this medium – with one notable exception, that is. But while there is a clear best free agent signing in […]

The Detroit Pistons franchise has been around for quite some time now. The Pistons’ first season was all the way back in the 1941-42 season when they were referred to as the Fort Wayne Pistons and played in the National Basketball League or NBL. They then relocated to Detroit starting in the 1957-58 season and […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Isiah Thomas and Chicago Bulls shooting guard Michael Jordan were huge rivals in the late 1980s and early 1990s NBA scene, and it appears that things haven’t cooled off one bit between the two even thirty years later. Thomas recently spoke on the rivalry between the two franchises and did not […]

In his annual column, The Athletic’s James L. Edwards III broaches an interesting topic just after his opening paragraphs, listing 2021 No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham as the only untouchable player on the Detroit Pistons roster. For our new NBA fans, an untouchable player means an individual that — though they could always find themselves […]

The Phoenix Suns unveiled their preseason schedule Monday, which includes a first game against their former coach, Monty Williams, and the Detroit Pistons. 2023 Phoenix Suns Preseason Schedule ☄️ pic.twitter.com/4pEswHrN3O — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) August 14, 2023 The Suns begin preseason play Sunday, Oct. 8 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., at noon PT. […]

If the NBA was still handing out Comeback Player of the Year awards, Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham would presumably be the favorite candidate, after being limited to just 12 games last season due to a shin injury. Now completely healthy, Cunningham is turning heads across the country, utilizing his time with the USA […]

This year’s NBA Draft was unique not only because it brought French phenom Victor Wembanyama to the NBA, but because Ausar Thompson and Amen Thompson were drafted back-to-back in the first-round. In fact, they became the first pair of brothers to be selected as Top 5 picks in the same draft since the 1976 ABA […]

Since Flip Saunders left as head coach in 2008, things haven’t been so rosy for the Detroit Pistons. Throughout the 2010s they didn’t win a solitary postseason game, while their first three seasons of the 2020s yielded a paltry 60 wins. But that hasn’t always been the case. The Pistons, winners of three NBA championships […]

Cade Cunningham was the best player on the floor during initial scrimmages last week between Team USA and its training camp competition, a group of promising young players brought in to test the Americans’ mettle ahead of FIBA World Cup action. The Detroit Pistons guard was so impressive leading the Select Team to a pair […]

The Detroit Pistons are a team that projects to take a big leap forward next season. With new head coach Monty Williams in town along with a solid young core, the Pistons are a team poised for a strong season of growth. With the NBA’s two-way contracts, teams like the Pistons cane take fliers on […]

Back in the 2015 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons selected 6’6″ wing Stanley Johnson with the eighth overall pick. Johnson was widely believed to be a player with star potential at the time, as he was fresh off a great two-way collegiate season at Arizona. But fast forward to the current day, and it’s safe […]

The Detroit Pistons went for it. Once they ruled Cade Cunningham out for the season in November because of a shin injury, they sunk to the very bottom. They went all out for Victor Wembanyama. He was the franchise centerpiece they needed. They got the fifth pick instead. Oof. The Pistons missed out on Victor […]

LAS VEGAS, NV — The Detroit Pistons landed the fifth overall pick in an absolutely stacked 2023 NBA Draft, and it netted them Ausar Thompson of Overtime Elite. Thompson was selected immediately after his brother, Amen, was taken fourth overall by the Houston Rockets. Ausar Thompson took Summer League by storm, displaying his two-way athleticism […]

The Detroit Pistons seem poised to go for a playoff spot in the 2023-24 season after an eventful offseason. The Pistons just invested a ton of money on former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, who is just one season removed from winning Coach of the Year, to become their next head coach. Detroit also selected […]

Now that pretty much all of the big-fish free agents have signed with teams at this point, it’s the dog days of the offseason. But that doesn’t mean general managers across the league aren’t still working to find avenues to improve their rosters. And two teams in particular — the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons […]

Cam Johnson is still with the Brooklyn Nets, but at some point during the 2023 NBA free agency, it looked as though there was a chance that he would be going somewhere else, especially with the rumored threat of the Detroit Pistons to sign the former North Carolina Tar Heels star. Mikal Bridges couldn’t help […]

The Detroit Pistons have set themselves up nicely for the future with an intriguing young core. In addition to Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren and James Wiseman, they managed to add Ausar Thomson and Marcus Sasser in the draft. They also brought in a few veteran role players in Monte Morris and Joe Harris […]

The 2022-23 NBA season ended up being a disappointment for the Detroit Pistons, especially since 2022 first overall pick Cade Cunningham only played in 12 games due to season-ending shin surgery. Despite not winning more than 23 games in a season over the last four years, the Pistons are a young team with a lot […]

It’s no longer a secret that Austin Reaves declined teams who were looking to pick him in the 2021 NBA Draft to get a shot at joining the Los Angeles Lakers, but he told the story anyway in a recent appearance on SHOWTIME Basketball together with former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. Reaves, […]

The Detroit Pistons have a lot of guards in their rotation like Cade Cunningham, Monte Morris, and Jaden Ivey among others. Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser’s addition because of the NBA Draft only clutters their rotation more. Monty Williams is going to have to figure out which player they will bench or send to the […]

Once thought to be the next dominant big man in the NBA, things did not pan out well for Jahlil Okafor after being drafted third overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015. While he put together a really solid rookie season, Okafor’s production immediately declined following some off the court issues. He then suffered some […]

Detroit Pistons guard Marcus Sasser scored 40 points as the Pistons played their fifth game in the NBA Summer League. .@m_sasser0 put on a SHOW to close out the #NBA2KSummerLeague 🪣😮‍💨 🔥 40 PTS (Summer League high)🔥 5 3PM🔥 5 AST pic.twitter.com/iafmpzSPZl — NBA TV (@NBATV) July 16, 2023 He hit 16 of his 25 […]

The Detroit Pistons have shown themselves to be great at identifying high-end prospects that fit their team in their culture. They started with a point guard, and mature leader, in Cade Cunningham in 2021. As is expected in a rebuild, Cunningham was unable to turn around the franchise in his rookie season, leading to another […]

Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson flat-out starred in Friday’s Summer League win over the San Antonio Spurs. He scored 18 points — on 6-for-12 shooting from the field and 2-for-5 from behind the three-point arc — grabbed 14 rebounds, dished out two assists, and came up with one steal in the 79-73 Pistons victory. The […]

With a recent rumor breathing life into the possibility that the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons could re-examine a trade centered around veteran sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic, Tim Cato of The Athletic has added fuel to the fire, saying that “late last week, multiple league sources said that the Mavericks and the Detroit Pistons renewed conversations […]

NBA Las Vegas Summer League is on its final legs this weekend. With that said, it is time to continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Pistons prediction and pick. The San Antonio Spurs are 4-1 in Summer League action, including the California Classic that happened in Sacramento last week. Of course, a lot of […]

How did the Detroit Pistons fare in their first few games of the 2023 NBA Summer League? The Pistons ended the first three games of their 2023 Summer League run with a record of 2-1. They averaged 94.7 points per game during their July schedule, putting them in 10th place in the Summer League ahead […]

The summer has been awfully quiet for Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham. Not what one would expect for a player that was a No. 1 draft pick just two years ago. Perhaps it’s the fanfare surrounding San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama, the most recent No. 1 draft pick and the first since […]