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Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Clippers before being traded last season for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley Boban Marjanovic, and two future draft picks. Griffin was a fixture of stardom in Los Angeles for the Clippers while the Lakers slumped. The All-Star power forward was a […]

Traditional back to the basket centers are a dying breed in today’s fast-paced, guard/forward-dominated league. There are only a handful of centers who know how to play in the low post and still make a short jumper. Last week, two of the NBA’s best big men went head-to-head as the Philadelphia 76ers traveled to the […]

Detroit Pistons provided second-year player Luke Kennard with some good news on Tuesday, especially considering the guard is currently on the shelf for several weeks with a shoulder injury. #Pistons announce they’ve exercised the team option on Luke Kennard for next season. — James L. Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) October 30, 2018 The Pistons had option […]

Detroit Pistons forward Henry Ellenson did not exactly get the news and boost of confidence he was probably hoping for Tuesday morning. Detroit Pistons will decline the fourth-year option of forward Henry Ellenson, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. The No. 18th pick in the 2016 Draft will become an unrestricted free agent in July. — […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star center Andre Drummond has helped lead the Pistons to a sterling 4-1 record, good for third in the Eastern Conference. Drummond isn’t as outspoken as other NBA stars, but when prompted he has no trouble speaking his mind. In a recent interview with James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, Drummond did not […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to dominate the league once again. After scoring 92 points in the first half and 149 for the game, one-time Warriors center Zaza Pachulia took to Twitter to let them know that he is “disappointed” in his former teammates. Specifically, Pachulia was targeting the hot-shooting backcourt duo of Stephen […]

The undefeated Detroit Pistons host the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, and Celtics big man Al Horford has some high praise for Pistons power forward Blake Griffin. Through four games, Griffin is averaging 33.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 55.7 percent from the field, 65.2 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 […]

Social media has a knack for blowing things out of proportion, especially in the sports world. Detroit Pistons All-Star center Andre Drummond fell victim to that Friday morning as he addressed a tweet from Pistons writer Rod Beard, who stated how tough it can be at times to achieve fan satisfaction. I am a man […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard will miss three to four weeks with a separated shoulder, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pistons officially annnounced Friday that Kennard will be re-evaluated in two weeks with an AC joint sprain. Kennard has been seldom deployed by new coach Dwane Casey, mainly utilized as a long-range weapon […]

The Detroit Pistons are undefeated through their first four games of this season, and five-time All-Star Blake Griffin has played a big role in that achievement. In fact, Griffin (33.8 points per game) is currently the No. 2 scorer in the NBA, just behind Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry (34.6 PPG). So far […]

The Detroit Pistons are off to a blazing start this season and that’s in no small part because of big man Blake Griffin’s sensational play. The Pistons extended their win streak to four games and sustained an unblemished record Thursday night by taking down the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers at Little Caesars Arena, 110-103. Griffin, following […]

Feuds are heating up all around the NBA and one of the most intriguing is between DetroitPistons center Andre Drummond and Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. The Eastern Conference big men have a history of needling one another and in their most recent clash, Embiid got the better of Drummond — sort of. Embiid flopped […]

Blake Griffin’s reign as the lone 50-point scorer of the season lasted only 24 hours, and so has any thought of his restrictions in back-to-back games. Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey noted his star player is healthy enough to play two days in a row and would rather monitor his time on the floor […]

Blake Griffin had a career game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, and his Detroit Pistons teammate Zaza Pachulia thinks he’s the reason for the All-Star’s outburst. Griffin recorded a career-high 50 points and 14 rebounds to help the Pistons take down the Sixers in overtime, 133-132. Even more remarkable, the 29-year-old forward banked […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin is off to a scorching start and his 50-point performance against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday was his way of announcing that he’s back. Blake Griffin has struggled in recent years through some suspect play, injuries, and of course, the trade that sent him from the Los Angeles Clippers to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers lost a heartbreaker in overtime to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. The deciding play came on a bullish drive from Blake Griffin, resulting in an and-1 and a one-point lead for the Pistons. But Griffin’s game-winning drive should never have happened. The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report for the game concludes that […]

Joel Embiid is officially on notice from the NBA for his most recent antics against the Detroit Pistons and Andre Drummond. An Embiid flop led to Drummond’s ejection despite the fact that there was minimal contact on the play. The NBA has also rescinded the technical foul on #Pistons’ Andre Drummond from late in last […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey is standing behind his center, Andre Drummond, and calling out Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. In Tuesday night’s game in Detroit, Andre Drummond was ejected in the fourth quarter after picking up his second technical foul for arguing with the refs. Drummond picked up a foul on Joel […]

Phoenix Suns swingman Josh Jackson can still recall one of the most vivid memories of his childhood, being there the night the NBA took a turn to eliminate violence from the sport, sitting right at mid-court, about 20 rows up from where The Malice at the Palace took place, as the Detroit Pistons and the […]

Blake Griffin had himself a night on Tuesday, becoming the first player to post a 50-point game in this young 2018-19 season and the first to do so for the Detroit Pistons since mid-range extraordinaire Richard “Rip” Hamilton did it in 2006 (h/t John Meyer of The Daily Wolf. The ninth-year veteran posted 50 points, […]

After the Detroit Pistons’ 133-132 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, there was some postgame drama between Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond. The latter had gotten ejected from the game in the last minute of regulation, after apparently elbowing Embiid to the floor following a layup by the Sixers star. The Sixers center conducted a […]

JJ Reddick of the Philadelphia 76ers had a great game against the Detroit Pistons only to be spoiled by a career-night by his former teammate Blake Griffin. The big man finished with a career-high 50 points, along with 14 rebounds, and six assists in their overtime victory against the Sixers. Reddick, too, had a stellar performance […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is known throughout the league for his never-ending trash talk. He is has gotten into scraps with multiple players, including a playoff dustup with Marcus Morris of the Boston Celtics. The Sixers star’s most recent target was Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond. The Sixers and the Pistons faced off in Detroit […]

Blake Griffin not only reached an individual feat Tuesday night at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, but he also put his name in the Detroit Pistons history book. Griffin scored a career-high 50 points versus the Sixers to help the Pistons improve to 3-0. The five-time All-Star also grabbed 14 rebounds. By doing so, Blake […]

Pistons big Blake Griffin and Rockets guard Chris Paul were believed to have a tense relationship behind closed doors when the two stars were teammates on the Los Angeles Clippers. Their actions on the court last season when the Clippers took on the Houston Rockets only added more fuel to the fire that they didn’t […]

It appears that Blake Griffin is channeling his tendency to dunk on opponents from Lob City and bringing it to the Motor City. In tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Griffin pulled off a move you don’t see too often from a big man. That fake tho. Sheesh Blake. 😳 (via @NBATV) pic.twitter.com/eBlYCYl4vd — SLAM […]

The Detroit Pistons will welcome the Philadelphia 76ers to Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night, but it sounds like they’ll be doing so without the services of Andre Drummond, who’s now listed as questionable with an illness. According to a report from Keith Langlois of Pistons.com, Drummond is dealing with a case of the flu […]

Dwane Casey is mixing things up for the Detroit Pistons this year. Experimenting with different types of lineups is one of the ways he’s shaking things up. According to Rod Beard of the Detroit News, Casey is featuring Reggie Jackson off the ball more, using guard-oriented lineups and giving Langston Galloway an opportunity. Casey is […]

When a team’s star player gets into foul trouble, the head coach usually takes him out of the game early or tells him to play conservatively on defense. Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey, however, is going to do the exact opposite with center Andre Drummond. The Pistons are 2-0 on the young season, but Casey […]

The Detroit Pistons opened the 2018-19 regular-season with a 103-100 home win over the Brooklyn Nets and starting center Andre Drummond was a big reason why Detroit escaped with the narrow win. Drummond put up a monster stat line, finishing with 24 points and 20 rebounds against the Nets. He became the first player in […]

The Detroit Pistons are shaving down their lineup to reach the 15-man roster (plus two two-way contracts) that teams must trim down to for Opening Night. As such, the team announced that they have converted Zach Lofton’ contract to a two-way deal and Reggie Hearn has been waived. Lofton was a pleasant surprise for Detroit in […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was cleared for a return for the first time in two months since suffering a groin strain during an exhibition game in China with former teammate Jeremy Lin. Hollis-Jefferson has been practicing in full capacity despite missing all the preseason games and is now in line to make the season […]

Former NBA center Ben Wallace was one of the best big men in the league during his playing days. Whether he was rocking an afro or the cornrows, his days with the Detroit Pistons are impossible to forget. He played 16 seasons in the NBA and nine with Detroit, winning a championship in 2004 in […]

Dwane Casey, the 2017-18 Coach of the Year, is now the man at the helm for the Detroit Pistons. He credits his predecessor, Stan Van Gundy, for making work easier for him through the decent roster and system that he built in Detroit for the past few years. Dave Feschuk of The Star recently sat […]

After being unceremoniously fired by the Toronto Raptors over the summer, Dwane Casey admits that it will be an emotional return for him to Toronto on his first game back as the new head coach of the Detroit Pistons. Speaking to Dave Feschuk of The Star, Casey was very candid about his November 14 return to […]

Detroit Pistons head coach is certainly appreciative of his relationship with Pistons owner Tom Gores. While Casey is a man with his roots in the Deep South and Gores grew up in Michigan, the two share similar tales of athletic achievement, having both received scholarships to play for a top university after high school. Casey […]

The Toronto Raptors made major changes this summer with Dwane Casey now coaching the Pistons and DeMar DeRozan playing for the San Antonio Spurs. Those two were the biggest casualties of the offseason for Toronto, a team that needed some kind of change. Nick Nurse takes over for Casey as head coach and DeRozan was […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey does not have any ill will against the Toronto Raptors — the team that fired him last May despite winning the Coach of the Year award for his outstanding work for the team last season. According to the 61-year-old, he has now moved on from the callous nature of […]

When the Toronto Raptors fired former head coach Dwane Casey a couple of months ago, many believed that he was used as the scapegoat for the team’s failures over the past few years. However, it appears that the new Detroit Pistions head coach himself has moved on from that episode and has recently stated that […]