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Comparing draft prospects to established NBA players is about as inexact a science as inexact sciences get. Considering Sekou Doumbouya and his new coach, Dwane Casey, both compared the No. 15 overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft to Pascal Siakam, though, perhaps this comparison is the rare one that’s not only actually deserved, but […]

The Detroit Pistons made the playoffs in the 2018-19 season for the first time since the 2015-16 season, though sadly the team was swept in both of those matchups against tough teams. Going back even further, the Pistons have actually not won a playoff game since 2008 – sorry for that reminder, Pistons fans. However, […]

The Dallas Mavericks made quite an intriguing move on last Thursday’s NBA draft. The Mavs made a deal with the Detroit Pistons to move down from the 37th pick to the 45th pick in exchange for two future second-round picks. The two second-rounders were reportedly the Utah Jazz’s 2020 and the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2021, […]

Former Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey may no longer be calling the shots for the 2019 NBA Champions, but a lot of fans still believe that he should be given credit for helping the team build a contender over the past couple of years. Casey became the Raptors head coach back in 2011, but […]

Blake Griffin, after an eye-opening 2018-19 season, seems right in the thick of his prime at 30 years old. Andre Drummond, 25, quietly enjoyed a standout season, too, averaging a career-high 17.3 points per game and proving his improvement wasn’t a one-year aberration. As a result, it made sense going into Thursday night’s NBA Draft […]

Former Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey was happy to see the team win its first-ever NBA Championship. In an interview with the Associated Press, per ESPN, Casey said that it’s nice to see some of the guys he once coached win the title, something that they were not able to do when he was manning […]

The Detroit Pistons acquired the 37th pick of the 2019 NBA Draft to select Lithuanian forward Deividas Sirvydis. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pistons acquired the pick from the Dallas Mavericks. Clarify: Detroit traded for the No. 37 pick from Dallas, not 35. https://t.co/EV4DPRNNfC — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 21, 2019 Sirvydis is a […]

It all started in Dalzell, South Carolina. Silence filled the air in the small town except for the sound of a basketball bouncing coming from the backyard of the Morant residence. This is where projected No. 2 overall pick Ja Morant could be found working out with his father. When a full sized court was […]

The Detroit Pistons are unlikely to pick up their 2019-20 option on Glenn Robinson III, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic. Robinson has a team option worth roughly $4.3 million next campaign. If the Pistons pushed through their reported plan, the 25-year-old swingman will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. Per source, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been searching to make a trade this offseason and were finally able to get something done late Wednesday evening. After reports came out that the team was looking to deal either Tony Snell or Ersan Ilyasova to create some cap room, they were able to move on from Snell. According to […]

Several teams are lining up to take a stab at acquiring Memphis Grizzlies point man Mike Conley. Among them are the Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons, according to Jordan Brenner of The Athletic. The Jazz have been reported as a “front-runner” for Conley’s services as they avidly look for a replacement […]

This upcoming draft class is one of the most talent-packed we’ve seen in a long time. The top 3 prospects are pretty much a sure thing with Zion Williamson expected to go first to the New Orleans Pelicans, Ja Morant going second to the Memphis Grizzlies, and RJ Barrett going third to the New York […]

The Detroit Pistons will need some good luck in the NBA Draft in order to take the next step, having been swept out of the playoffs by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round this past season. Senior advisor Ed Stefanski noted the Pistons would like to add some wing depth, but will ultimately go […]

The Detroit Pistons are coming off a disappointing 2018-19 NBA season. As a result, there is plenty of speculation regarding whether or not they plan to build around power forward Blake Griffin moving forward. Detroit’s lackluster effort in the playoffs made it clear that this team is in need of some major upgrades. Per Rod […]

For a team to be successful in the NBA, its executives should be willing to pay a hefty extra. The Detroit Pistons know this for a fact and are willing to do so for a franchise-altering player. Per Rod Beard of the Detroit News, Pistons senior adviser Ed Stefanski said that the team is willing […]

Despite only having relative success in the past couple of seasons, the Detroit Pistons are still looking to make the core of Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson work. Pistons executive Ed Stefanski said that right now, Detroit is sticking on building around the trio, who led them to the playoffs last season only […]

The Detroit Pistons have continued to sneak into the postseason as of late, though the once heralded Eastern Conference franchise has failed to return to the top of the standings over the course of the last few several years. With several players underperforming along the way, including former Duke Blue Devils swingman Luke Kennard, the […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond will participate in the 2019 USA Basketball training camp in August. The four-day minicamp will take place from Aug. 5-8 under the tutelage of head coach Gregg Popovich, as Team USA will prepare to head to China from late August to mid-September for the FIBA World Cup. Drummond is one of four […]

Though most of the basketball-loving public’s attention remains fixed on the NBA Finals, in which the Toronto Raptors bested the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 on Friday night, the NBA unveiled a press release that outlined the teams involved and schedule for the NBA Mexico City Games 2019. The upcoming 2019-20 season marks the […]

With the first three games now behind us and game 4 set to tip off on Friday night, the NBA Finals are nearing an end. Thankfully, there is never a down moment in this beautiful league and the crowning of the 2019 NBA Champions will signal the start to the increasingly hectic 2019 NBA offseason. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will host Matur Maker, the younger brother of Detroit Pistons big man Thon Maker, for a pre-draft workout, according to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. Tremont Waters says he has visits with the Pacers and Spurs lined up. Matur Maker heads to Milwaukee next (where his brother Thon played). — Chase […]

Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons and LaMarcus Aldridge of the San Antonio Spurs will participate in USA Basketball’s training camp in August, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. San Antonio's LaMarcus Aldridge and Detroit's Andre Drummond will participate in the Team USA training camp in August, league sources tell ESPN. Team USA is putting together […]

With the Detroit Pistons picking just outside the lottery in the 2019 NBA draft, here are a few prospects they should look to avoid. As a franchise, the Detroit Pistons have not been the best of teams when it comes to drafting talented prospects. Pistons fans everywhere probably still have nightmares about drafting Darko Milicic […]

The Detroit Pistons have the 15th overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, the first outside of the lottery. With this pick, Detroit is looking to fill in a void that has been a problem for the franchise over the past couple of years, as hinted by big man Andre Drummond. “I think we’re in […]

For veteran center Andre Drummond, former Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy is a good coach. However, he was not the right coach for the players he had when the team hired him in 2014. The Pistons relieved Van Gundy of his duties as the team’s coach and president of basketball operations last summer for […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond commends star power forward Blake Griffin for playing through a left knee injury in Games 3 and 4 of the playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks. Griffin was clearly injured, but wanted to play and help the Pistons. Detroit got swept by the Bucks, but the Pistons fans and players showed […]

The 2019 NBA Playoffs have been a roller coaster through the first rounds and game 1 of the Finals. It’s looking like there will little doubt that the upcoming NBA offseason will be a wild one, as well. A truckload of big-name free agents have the potential to change the landscape of the NBA. Some […]

Reggie Bullock would reportedly consider returning to the Detroit Pistons this summer if the finances worked, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic. The Pistons traded Bullock to the Los Angeles Lakers at the 2019 February trade deadline. Bullock becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. Following the trade, the source said that Bullock […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have hired former Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Sachin Gupta to become their new executive vice president of basketball operations, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Gupta will be second in the chain of command of a front office led by the newly-hired president Gersson Rosas. The two worked together during […]

There were plenty of fantastic seasons from a number of bench players throughout the NBA this year. From a resurgent Derrick Rose to another excellent campaign from Spencer Dinwiddie, and Lou Williams once again proving why he is a perennial “Sixth Man” candidate, bench mobs across the league made vital contributions to playoff teams and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

After two consecutive losing seasons, the Detroit Pistons returned to the playoffs in 2019 behind new head coach Dwane Casey and a superstar performance from Blake Griffin. But the Pistons are fairly handicapped by the salaries of Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson. And their current roster does not look much more promising than their […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

Detroit Pistons power forward Thon Maker has withdrawn from the Australian Boomers basketball team in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. FOX Sports Australia’s Olgun Uluc confirmed the news on May 23. Thon Maker has withdrawn from the Australian Boomers’ selection process for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, with the Detroit Pistons preferring he focus on […]

While the New Orleans Pelicans would like to try to win as many games as possible, as new executive vice president David Griffin has said, the unfortunate reality for them is they are not good enough to do so meaningfully, even with Zion Williamson set to come aboard as the No. 1 pick. Griffin also […]

For all of the talk about how royally screwed the New Orleans Pelicans were after Anthony Davis asked for a trade midseason, they ended up winning the NBA Draft lottery and will surely get a nice collection of assets in return for Davis this summer. So, basically, the Pelicans will end up with Zion Williamson […]

The Detroit Pistons made the playoffs in the 2018-19 NBA season but were swept in the first round by the Milwaukee Bucks. Was it progress? Yes. Especially considering they missed out the last two seasons. But does this team have the ability to grow or have they reached their ceiling? To be honest, this is […]

The Detroit Pistons reportedly have Portland Trail Blazers combo guard Seth Curry on their target list this summer, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic. Curry becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. He made $2.8 million this season with the Blazers. Steph Curry’s little bro, Seth — a deadeye shooter in his own […]

The Detroit Pistons will be in the market for a point guard this offseason. Minnesota Timberwolves point man Derrick Rose will become a free agent this offseason and be among their options, which the front office will debate as July 1 approaches, according to Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. Rose is coming off […]