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The Detroit Pistons have reportedly waived LiAngelo Ball after signing him to a one-year, non-guaranteed deal earlier this December. According to James Edward III of The Athletic, the Pistons have released Gelo along with Anthony Lamb and Louis King. Per sources, the #Pistons have waived Anthony Lamb, Louis King and LiAngelo Ball. — James L. […]

Due to a shortened preparation period heading to the 2020-2021 NBA season, rookies like Detroit Pistons youngster Killian Hayes didn’t have the full benefit of playing in the summer league or having a longer training camp to start their rookie campaign. The 19-year-old swingman didn’t have the best of starts in his preseason debut against […]

Derrick Rose will be entering his second season with the Detroit Pistons in the upcoming NBA campaign. Nothing, however, is set in stone just yet, considering the former MVP is once again reportedly on the trade block. The 32-year-old playmaker does have plenty of potential suitors around after rising from the ashes of multiple career-threatening […]

Despite suffering a couple of potentially career-ending knee injuries earlier in his career, Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose is still a productive guard in the league today. The 32-year-old recently shared his secret to longevity, and according to Rose, it’s all about channeling his inner Kobe Bryant. Rose is no longer the MVP-caliber superstar he […]

LiAngelo Ball is not your ordinary NBA player signed to a non-guaranteed deal. Though he has to fight for a spot in the roster, the city of Detroit has already shown some love to Ball by way of a billboard. Last week, the Pistons inked Ball to a non-guaranteed deal. This means that Ball is […]

Blake Griffin’s time with the Detroit Pistons has been a rollercoaster ride, to say the least. His first full season in Motor City was great. In the 2018-2019 campaign, he was named as an All-Star again for the first time in three years. He averaged a career-high 24.5 points per game and was key in […]

The Detroit Pistons had themselves quite the offseason. Aside from the Oklahoma City Thunder, they were arguably the busiest team in terms of transactions made from start to finish. It was safe to assume that no one, not even the front office would know what the final roster would look like heading into training camp, […]

Derrick Rose is set to come off the bench for the Detroit Pistons this season, as rookie Killian Hayes is in line to be the starting point guard. Pistons head coach Dwayne Casey revealed Hayes as his starter when talking to the media on Sunday, per Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free-Press. The Pistons […]

A veteran looking to emulate a younger star? That’s what Derrick Rose is looking to do with the Detroit Pistons, as he aims to use Jimmy Butler as a model. Rose compares what he and fellow veteran Blake Griffin are contending with on a very young Pistons squad to what Butler did in Miami with […]

The Detroit Pistons took Killian Hayes with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, leaving Derrick Rose to mentor the young guard. While some veteran players would be upset with the situation, Rose is anxious to work with Hayes, per Rod Beard of the Detroit News. #Pistons Derrick Rose on working with […]

If you didn’t know by now, Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver is a particularly big fan of centers, and he’s not ashamed to admit it. In his first offseason as general manager, Weaver wasn’t hesitant to shake-up the Pistons front-court. Detroit declined to re-sign 6-foot-10, 26-year-old Christian Wood after a promising 2019-20 campaign, sending him […]

It wasn’t the Los Angeles Lakers or the Charlotte Hornets, but the Detroit Pistons were the team that finally fulfilled Lavar Ball’s quest to have all three of his sons on NBA rosters. LiAngelo Ball signed a non-guaranteed deal with the Detroit Pistons, meaning he’s going to have to fight for a spot on the […]

After LiAngelo Ball inked a one-year, non-guaranteed NBA deal with the Detroit Pistons, his brothers Lonzo Ball and LaMelo Ball shared their excitement on social media. Lonzo quoted Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in celebrating LiAngelo’s NBA contract. The New Orleans Pelicans guard knows how tedious Gelo’s NBA journey has been. From not being selected […]

As a father, you’d want nothing but your son to succeed in life and this is certainly the case for LaVar Ball and his three talented kids. With that said, it’s been a good couple of weeks for the Ball Family. Just over two weeks ago, LaMelo, the youngest of the three Ball siblings, got […]

LiAngelo Ball became the only Ball brother without a spot in the NBA after his younger brother, LaMelo, was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets last month. That did not last long. The middle Ball brother has reportedly signed a one-year, non-guaranteed contract with the Detroit Pistons, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Charania reported the […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin will soon be acclimating to a new role within the team as it looks to trend towards a new direction. The Motor City squad has done a bevy of reshuffling over the past few years which eventually made Griffin the longest-tenured member of the team heading to the 2020-2021 NBA […]

Derrick Rose has played four games against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center as a visiting player, and each time, he has received MVP chants from the home crowd. Rose, a Chicago native, won the 2011 MVP award with the Bulls, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy. Even […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s death still hurts Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose, who like many basketball players, was inspired by Bryant’s grind and love for the game. In the newest edition of his autobiography called “I’ll Show You,” Rose talked about how Bryant no longer being with us is something he may […]

Detroit Pistons veteran forward Blake Griffin doesn’t expect to be on a minutes restriction when he returns to NBA action later this month. “I had lunch with Blake a few weeks ago,” Pistons head coach Dwayne Casey said, via James Edwards III of The Athletic. “He didn’t want to hear about the minute restrictions. He’s […]

Six Eastern Conference teams failed to qualify for the NBA bubble this past season. These teams include the Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. What will it take for one or more of these teams to rise up the conference? Here are the players whose growth is […]

New Houston Rockets big man Christian Wood thinks he can be a good second option for James Harden, causing some to speculate if the high-flyer knows something about a possible Russell Westbrook trade. Westbrook, like Harden, has reportedly requested a trade from the Rockets. Houston is holding out hope that Harden changes his mind about […]

In an intriguing piece of detail in this offseason, Zach Lowe of ESPN, divulged that the Detroit Pistons approached the Washington Wizards for a possible trade involving Blake Griffin and John Wall. Via Zach Lowe of ESPN: “The Pistons in recent weeks made an exploratory call to the Washington Wizards about a potential swap of […]

The Detroit Pistons were an active team in free agency and now they’ve added a veteran presence on Tuesday. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Wayne Ellington has agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Pistons. Free agent G Wayne Ellington has agreed to a one-year, $2.6M deal with the Detroit Pistons, agent Mark […]

The NBA’s first-ever November version of free agency has been wild. There have been plenty of head-scratching moves since free agency kicked off this past Friday. Let’s take a look at the initial two losers of NBA free agency in 2020. Loser No 1: Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets entered free agency with plenty of […]

Zhaire Smith has had his name involved in trade discussions for the Philadelphia 76ers and he’s now headed elsewhere this offseason. While the Sixers are entering a new regime, Philadelphia has traded Smith to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Tony Bradley, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 76ers are trading G Zhaire Smith to the […]

A Denver Nuggets shake-up loomed Friday with news coming through that Detroit Pistons superstar Blake Griffin was well on his way to the Nuggets. As it turns out, that potential deal is already as dead as a doornail at this point. This report comes via Mike Singer of USA TODAY: Asked #Nuggets source about Blake […]

After a strong finish in the Orlando bubble with the Denver Nuggets, Jerami Grant has agreed to a three-year deal worth $60 million with the Detroit Pistons, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Free agent Jerami Grant has agreed to a three-year, $60 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. […]

The Detroit Pistons have been an active team at the start of NBA Free Agency, and they have added another rather notable name. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Motor City franchise has agreed to a deal with former fourth-overall pick Josh Jackson. Free agent F Josh Jackson is finalizing a deal with the Detroit […]

Big man Jahlil Okafor has agreed to become the newest member of the Detroit Pistons. He joins the team on a two-year deal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Free agent center Jahlil Okafor has agreed to a two-year deal with the Detroit Pistons, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 21, 2020 The 6-foot-11 […]

Free agent big man Mason Plumlee has agreed to a three-year, $25 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Free agent center Mason Plumlee has agreed to a three-year, $25M deal with the Detroit Pistons, his agent Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 20, 2020 Plumlee […]

Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin has always been one of the funniest players in the NBA and that trend continued on Thursday, this time on social media. When a fan tagged Griffin on his Twitter post about Creighton beating Oklahoma back in 2014, the Pistons power forward was quick to remind the fan that he […]

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers showed some love toward Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose while discussing Klay Thompson’s Achilles tear with Warriors reporters on Thursday. Myers said Thompson and Rose are two of the most popular players in the league and everyone respects them for a couple of reasons. Bob Myers: "I've […]

After a hectic Wednesday night with too many trades to keep track, Detroit Pistons fans finally have what they were for looking all last decade: a clear identity and direction for the future. New Pistons general manager Troy Weaver made a few splashes in his first draft running the Pistons, making trades to get the […]

The 2020 NBA Draft came and went on Wednesday evening, with some of the more polarizing teams receiving grades for the unfolding events. While the draft had plenty of buildup as one of the most uncertain classes prepared to hear their names called on Wednesday, weeks of trade chatter and the possibility of multiple teams […]

The Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers have finally given basketball fans exactly what they have been waiting all night long for—a three-way trade involving both a first-round NBA Draft pick in 2020 and several active players. According to a Wednesday evening report from Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic, the Clippers […]

Just moments ahead of the 2020 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets have traded forward Trevor Ariza and their No.16 pick to the Detroit Pistons, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets will receive a future first-rounder from the Pistons in return. Houston is trading Trevor Ariza and the No. 16 pick tonight to Detroit for […]

The 2020 NBA Draft is set to take place on Wednesday night, and it is still a mystery where LaMelo Ball will be selected in the first round. Just a day before the draft, Ball confirmed that he has spoken to a total of five teams, per The Observer’s Rick Bonnell. Altogether, the playmaking guard […]

The Brooklyn Nets are trading Dzanan Musa and a 2021 second-round pick to the Detroit Pistons for Bruce Brown, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The pick is via the Toronto Raptors. This certainly isn’t the Woj Bomb Nets fans were hoping to see amid all the James Harden rumors, but this is still a solid […]

Detroit Pistons star point guard Derrick Rose and former NBA floor general Rod Strickland are two of the best finishers at the rim in NBA history from the guard position. However, that’s not why Rose reminds Strickland of himself. On the latest episode of Heavy Live with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, Strickland said both he […]