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The lowly Detroit Pistons will make the trip to “Believe Land” to tip off with the Cleveland Cavaliers this Saturday evening. Join us for our NBA odds series, where our Pistons-Cavaliers prediction and pick will be unveiled. Stuck in the midst of a six-game losing streak while also having lost nine of their last ten […]

Trading a deep reserve for a player who helped them win a championship last season while saving millions in luxury tax payments, at least on the surface, was an easy decision for the Golden State Warriors. But James Wiseman is much different than most third-string centers, obviously, a reality Warriors owner Joe Lacob is still […]

Jaden Ivey became the butt of the joke after his errant timeout cost his Detroit Pistons against the Chicago Bulls. While Ivey knew he made a major mistake, his maturity should have Pistons’ fans excited for his future. With less than 10 seconds left, Ivey was looking to inbound the ball. However, with no one […]

Winning is a rare occasion for the Detroit Pistons these days. On Wednesday night, the Pistons, who entered the night having won just 15 games this season, had a golden opportunity to claim an odd victory against play-in hopefuls Chicago Bulls. However, the Pistons’ youthful inexperience reared its ugly head in the end in what […]

The Chicago Bulls (28-34) visit the Detroit Pistons (15-47) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Pistons prediction, pick, and how to watch. Chicago has won two of their last three games but remains in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls covered […]

After acquiring Nerlens Noel from the New York Knicks in a salary dump during the past offseason, the Detroit Pistons, a rebuilding team, simply didn’t have much use for the 28-year old center. With the Pistons trying to develop young big men Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart, Marvin Bagley III, and James Wiseman, it was only […]

Golden State Warriors fans don’t miss a beat. Immediately after the Detroit Pistons reached a buyout with veteran big man Nerlens Noel, Dubs fans took to Twitter and immediately started speculating about the Dubs potentially adding the former lottery pick to their roster. https://twitter.com/GoIdenState/status/1630344410281005056?s=20 Nerlens Noel @warriors ? 🤔 — Jumpman Beezy (@rbeezy1) February 27, […]

The free agency market is about to heat up now that former No. 6 overall pick Nerlens Noel has reportedly agreed to a buyout agreement with the Detroit Pistons, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 28-year-old has had a rough year with the Pistons thus far after the New York Knicks traded him to Detroit in […]

Bojan Bogdanovic has fit like a glove with the Detroit Pistons. He has already established himself as arguably the best player on Detroit’s roster, as he ranks first on the team in points per game this season and second in minutes. But, unfortunately for Pistons fans, a recent injury update indicates that Bogdanovic will miss […]

The Detroit Pistons (15-46) visit the Charlotte Hornets (19-43) on Monday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Hornets prediction, pick, and how to watch. Detroit has lost four in a row and sits in last place in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons covered 47% […]

The Toronto Raptors marked their seventh win over their last eight games on Saturday with a 95-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons. They managed to secure the win even without Fred VanVleet in the picture as the 6-foot-1 combo guard continues to be out due to personal reasons. It seems that Fred is fine, though. […]

The Detroit Pistons are not going to make the NBA Playoffs this season. They’re currently dead last in the Eastern Conference with a horrendous 15-45 win-loss record. It goes without saying that this team is in full tank mode and is already looking ahead to the 2023-24 campaign. Now, Detroit has just 22 games left […]

Hall of Fame forward Grant Hill is personable, charismatic and has a sense of humor. All of which likely helped him land gigs as a basketball analyst for TNT, Turner Sports and CBS following his retirement. But he demonstrated that again on Friday, hysterically replying with Me when answering the question of the first player […]

The Detroit Pistons fell prey to the Orlando Magic on the road in their first game since the All-Star break, with Jaden Ivey and company suffering a 108-106 loss Thursday night. The game could have ended in a much more favorable way for the Pistons if only they were able to execute better in the […]

The Detroit Pistons may be having a miserable season, but they have a solid young core in place. One of the members of that young core, Jaden Ivey, got his first NBA All-Star Weekend experience with his participation in the Rising Stars Game as well as the Skills Competition. Ivey scored four points in the […]

The Detroit Pistons will travel to take on the Orlando Magic in a Thursday night NBA matchup at the Amway Center in Orlando. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pistons-Magic prediction and pick, laid out below. Detroit has been downright awful this season, with a 15-44 […]

Gilbert Arenas was one of the most explosive scorers in his prime, hence the “Hibachi” nickname. He was a player known for catching fire in a hurry. And it seems like this tendency has translated into his current line of work as a podcaster, as he hasn’t been shy to drop some fiery takes in […]

R.J. Hampton, the 24th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, will sign with the Detroit Pistons according to multiple sources. Hampton was waived by the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. It was a move that allowed him to sign with a team felt would be more invested in his development, as the Little Elm native left […]

After going 29-30 and slipping to eighth place in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks fired head coach Nate McMillan. While the Hawks’ dismissal of McMillan was the first domino to fall, he certainly wasn’t the only NBA coach on the hot seat. Steven Silas of the Rockets is the favorite to be the next […]

The Detroit Pistons have had a forgettable season. They are 15-44 are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Only the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets have worse records in the NBA. But there have been some flashes of potential with the young core that the Pistons have in place. One member of […]

Whether you love him or hate him, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green tells it how he sees it. So, when the seasoned champion addressed the trade that sent 7-foot-0 center James Wiseman — the second overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft — to the Detroit Pistons, one could only accept his perspective. Not […]

Boston Celtics defensive ace Marcus Smart has sat out nearly a month due to an ankle injury. The last time he played was back on January 21st against the Toronto Raptors when he scored two points, grabbed two rebounds, and dished out four assists. Without arguably their best defender, the Celtics have done little but […]

The Detroit Pistons will travel to take on the Boston Celtics in a Wednesday matchup at the TD Garden in Boston. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pistons-Celtics prediction and pick, laid out below. Detroit has been downright awful this season, with a 15-43 record […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t just swallow hard and complete the trade for Gary Payton II despite his uncertain availability over the season’s remainder because they so sorely need the defensive disruptiveness and overall versatility he provides when healthy. As Bob Myers told reporters on Monday, the front office also considered what it would mean […]

Detroit Pistons rookie Jalen Duren showed the NBA he could be the next star in Motor City with a LeBron James-like performance on Friday against the San Antonio Spurs. Duren finished with a monster double-double of 30 points and 17 rebounds – both career highs – in their double-overtime victory over the Spurs. Making things […]

The Golden State Warriors made a move at the NBA trade deadline to bring back fan favorite Gary Payton II but now that move appears to be in jeopardy. The move was a four team trade that also included the Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers and involved James Wiseman going to the […]

The San Antonio Spurs will travel to take on the Detroit Pistons in a Friday night NBA matchup. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Spurs-Pistons prediction and pick, laid out below. San Antonio has fallen from their heydays, going 14-41, 14th place in the […]

The Detroit Pistons were one of the more active teams at the NBA trade deadline. They made a move to acquire James Wiseman from the Golden State Warriors while shipping out Kevin Knox and Saddiq Bey in the process. Knox was sent to the Warriors who then rerouted him to the Portland Trail Blazers while […]

The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a 3-team trade with the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks headlined by center James Wiseman and forward Saddiq Bey, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Detroit will send Bey to the Hawks as they acquire Wiseman. To complete the deal, the Hawks are sending five second-round picks to the Warriors. […]

The NBA trade deadline is approaching its final countdown, and NBA general managers are going wild with trades. However, Pistons GM Troy Weaver has been quiet so far. In 2023, it is a seller’s market, with so many teams thinking they are still in the mix for postseason contention. This means now is the time […]

The Golden State Warriors may not be sitting out the Western Conference arms race after all. The defending champions are engaged in active discussions with the Detroit Pistons about a trade that would send third-year wing Saddiq Bey to San Francisco in exchange for James Wiseman, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports. No deal […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the more intriguing teams approaching the 2023 NBA trade deadline. But if the Pistons were to make a trade, it wouldn’t be one of their rotational regulars. Nerlens Noel is Detroit’s most likely player to be traded, via NBA reporter Marc Stein. The Pistons have been reluctant to […]

The Detroit Pistons will travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pistons-Cavaliers prediction and pick, laid out below. Detroit has been downright awful this season, with a […]

The New York Knicks have had no shortage of suitors for promising young wing Cam Reddish ahead of the NBA trade deadline and two more teams have joined the fray. In what has become the buzzword for insiders, SNY’s Ian Begley reports that the Denver Nuggets have “registered some interest” in trading for Reddish. Begley […]

The play of Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown was one of the team’s few bright spots against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. He scored 27 points — on 9-for-21 shooting from the field — grabbed eight rebounds, dished out four assists, and came up with three steals in the 106-94 Celtics loss. So when the […]

The Boston Celtics (37-16) visit the Detroit Pistons (14-40) on Monday night. Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Pistons pick, prediction, and how to watch. Boston has won two of their last three and remains in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics covered 51% […]

The Detroit Pistons are reportedly one of the biggest wild cards on the market ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline on Thursday, with conversations continuing to escalate surrounding swingman Saddiq Bey, along with Bojan Bogdanović and Alec Burks. Although the team is not eager to part with any of Bey, Bogdanović or Burks, the Pistons […]

Jerami Grant has been thriving with the Portland Trail Blazers this season after getting traded to the Detroit Pistons. The forward has been a solid second option behind Damian Lillard. However, Grant’s contract is set to expire after this season. Will the do-it-all forward consider a return to his former team? Apparently, that’s still possible, […]

The Detroit Pistons are looking to make some moves at the NBA trade deadline, which is just three days away. They are garnering interest in many of their veteran players, including 28-year-old center Nerlens Noel. This season is the last guaranteed year on Noel’s deal. He has played just 13 games this season and hasn’t […]