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When the Detroit Pistons were in pursuit of Blake Griffin, they were not sure whether they could get him. They looked around the market for many possible players who could be available, but quickly became focused on Griffin as the main target. They put the deal together and made it happen. But the Pistons were […]

Forward Blake Griffin will suit up for his new team for the first time tonight, making his debut as the Detroit Pistons take on the Memphis Grizzlies tonight, according to ESPN’s Nick Friedell. His addition is expected to bring a different dimension to this team immediately, as Stan Van Gundy takes a huge risk incorporating […]

Along the way of the blockbuster trade that happened Tuesday, somebody from the L.A. Clippers organization forgot to call Blake Griffin that he was going to be traded to the Detroit Pistons. Instead, the All-Star power forward found out from Twitter about the deal that sent him packing his bags to the Eastern Conference. In […]

The NBA never ceases to get interesting, especially when other players interact with each other. As the NBA heads closer to the marquee 2018 All-Star Game, players are starting to get on edge about their candidacy and give their thoughts on who should make the teams and who shouldn’t. Recently, John Wall opted to undergo […]

Blake Griffin is a professional and understands that being traded to another team is part of the business. Nonetheless, Griffin is reportedly “intensely sad” about leaving the L.A. Clippers. The All-Star forward was traded to the Detroit Pistons two days ago sending shockwaves throughout the NBA landscape. Everyone was surprised, not realizing that the L.A. […]

Now that he is already part of the Detroit Pistons, Blake Griffin will have first hand experience of how it’s like to represent The Motor City and be cheered by their fans. When asked what he thinks is the difference he’s seen so far from Los Angeles’ to his current team’s fan base, he did […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made one of the biggest trades of the year by moving their star power forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. The transaction came as a surprise to fans and players who believed that Griffin was a main-stay in Los Angeles. In the off-season, the Clippers courted Griffin […]

Following his arrival in what’s will be his new home from now on — Detroit, Michigan — questions about his departure didn’t take long to roll in. Among them was if there was any sense of regret for not negotiating a no-trade clause with the Clippers when the chance arose this offseason. “I want to […]

Now that Blake Griffin is a member of the Detroit Pistons, the question becomes how he will be able to mesh with the team’s resident big man, Andre Drummond. The two players, now teammates, have very different games. Playing them together could pose a problem, one that head coach Stan Van Gundy cannot afford if […]

The sudden departure of Blake Griffin from the L.A. Clippers is very tough for Clipper Nation – particularly to this fan. Seeing that Griffin is more than happy to have the transition with the Detroit Pistons could make it worse than it already is. The 28-year-old arrived at his new city yesterday and was sounding […]

The Detroit Pistons just traded for Blake Griffin, and they’re not done yet. There is talk around the NBA that the Pistons, who just acquired a lot of salary on Griffin’s contract, went to improve their financial outlook by making more moves, and Stanley Johnson is one of the players that could fall victim to […]

The Golden State Warriors star duo of Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry dropped their two cents on the blockbuster trade that sent Blake Griffin from the L.A. Clippers to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Griffin was signed to a massive five-year, $173 million deal this offseason after Chris Paul’s trade to the Houston Rockets, but […]

It was a good day for the Detroit Pistons, to say the least. The 2017-18 NBA season got its first big shake-up of the year with the L.A. Clippers trading power forward Blake Griffin to the Pistons in exchange for a bevy of players and future draft picks. After the trade, it was announced that center […]

It’s no secret that Monday’s trade of star power forward Blake Griffin from the L.A. Clippers to the Detroit Pistons came as a huge surprise to a lot of people, including Mr. Griffin himself. For a player of his caliber, he joined former Sacramento Kings star power forward Chris Webber as the only two players ever […]

After hearing that John Wall will be sidelined for six to eight weeks, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons’ hopes of becoming an All-Star was once again high. However, his high hopes were crushed as Adam Silver ultimately chose Andre Drummond to be his replacement for the exhibition game on February 18th. The former LSU star […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond will replace Washington Wizards point guard John Wall in the All-Star Game on Team LeBron, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Drummond made a fuss when he was not selected originally as a reserve last week, even going as far as to question if he needed to […]

Blake Griffin will don a new jersey for the first time in his nine-year NBA career after being traded to the Detroit Pistons on Monday afternoon. But it’s not only the letters on the front that will change, but the number on the back as well, as Griffin will don his old college No. 23 […]

So many people had thoughts on Blake Griffin being traded to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, including Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. When Antetokounmpo was asked about his thoughts on the trade, he answered with seemingly the first thing that came to his mind. “He gotta get a jacket, one,” Antetokounmpo said, causing the reporters around him […]

Stephen Curry gave his two cents on the appeal of a no-trade clause, as Golden State Warriors players reacted to Monday afternoon’s shocking chain of events, after the L.A. Clippers traded their cornerstone player Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons in a blockbuster deal. Curry is coming off a supermax five-year, $201 million deal with […]

The blockbuster trade that sent Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons sent waves not only among L.A. Clippers faithful, who lost their cornerstone player, but also into the Motor City front office, who has clearly shifted focus to a win-now mindset. Having come short of the postseason in 2017-18, head coach and president of basketball […]

There’s at least one person who is all-in on the Blake Griffin: Stan Van Gundy, head coach and president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons. Van Gundy helped orchestrate the trade, and did not seem to mind much about Griffin’s age or injury history. It appears he’d make that deal every time he had […]

Blake Griffin was traded to the Detroit Pistons from the L.A. Clippers. Yes, that happened. So much has been written and said about the trade in the last 24 hours. So many are still processing what happened, even Griffin. But that’s the business of the NBA. Speaking of business, there is one aspect of the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in an extremely tough situation right now. There are many factors contributing to this, and they are at a cross roads. The need to make a deal is as obvious as the hurdles they must jump. These are three huge problems for them right now, and these need addressing as […]

The L.A. Clippers walked back the pillar to their foundation after signing him to a massive five-year, $173 million max extension this summer, hoping he’d be the building block of the future at the wake of a Chris Paul departure. “It was a (bleeping) hard decision,” one league source told NBA.com’s David Aldridge on Monday night. […]

The L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons came together on Monday for one of the bigger deals of this season. Detroit will receive All-Star power forward Blake Griffin, forward Brice Johnson, and center Willie Reed from the Clippers. In return, the Pistons will send Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, as well as a first and second-round pick to […]

The Detroit Pistons and L.A. Clippers came together for a blockbuster trade on Monday. The Pistons received All-Star power forward Blake Griffin, forward Brice Johnson, and center Willie Reed from the Clippers. In return, the Pistons sent Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, as well as a first and second-round pick to the Clippers. Via Sam Amico of AmicoHoops.net: […]

SportsNation co-host and ESPN LA radio personality Marcellus Wiley was in complete disbelief when the suggested trade for Blake Griffin involving the L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons that was, at that time, newly announced came to fruition minutes later, sending him into a frantic zone. Wiley has been known to be a self-professed Clippers diehard, […]

Just this past offseason, Blake Griffin re-signed for a max contract with the L.A. Clippers. While he was thought of as the team’s franchise player for at least another four years, as he owns an opt-out clause in the final season of his agreement, the Clippers pulled off a sudden deal on Monday that sent […]

Many across the sports world were very surprised when the L.A. Clippers traded the face of their franchise, star forward Blake Griffin, to the Detroit Pistons for multiple players and draft picks on Monday afternoon. On Monday night, the Clippers released an official statement, via ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly on Twitter, giving details about the blockbuster […]

L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is the latest to give his message to Blake Griffin after his team pulled off the sudden trade that sent their star forward to the Detroit Pistons. The billionaire took to his Twitter account to post a farewell message to Griffin and thank him for the years of service he […]

Monday night kicked off the intensity of the NBA’s trade deadline with the move of Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. Griffin, who signed a five-year $171 million deal with the L.A. Clippers last summer, was traded in an instant. This transaction demonstrates that no one is truly safe from the uncertainty of the trade […]

Reddit is home to the craziest things you will ever see in your life. On its fun side, though, it’s also where you can learn some very interesting trivia. Such was proven following the recent trade that sent L.A. Clippers superstar Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. In the NBA subreddit, user ohgosh_thejosh shared some […]

Following the surprise trade the L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons pulled off on Monday centered around Blake Griffin, the basketball world has given their opinion about it via multiple social media platforms. From average fan to members of the media, they have all given their thoughts on the biggest trade so far ahead of the […]

It did not take long for news to reach Andre Drummond that he will share the Detroit Pistons frontcourt with Blake Griffin. This comes after the former L.A. Clippers forward was shipped to The Motor City in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic and a first-round pick. The season’s current rebounding leader then […]

On Monday, the Detroit Pistons traded Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and future draft picks to the L.A. Clippers in exchange for Blake Griffin. Although the deal was made for the best interest of the team, Harris was arguably the Pistons’ best player. This season, he is averaging 18.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.0 […]

Only minutes after it was reported that he got traded to the Detroit Pistons from the L.A. Clippers, Blake Griffin made it known how he felt about the development. He took to his Twitter account to post a shocked GIF of Will Smith from his Fresh Prince of Bel-Air days. Many reacted to it and […]

Blake Griffin is now with the Detroit Pistons and will team up with center Andre Drummond to form a daunting one-two punch in the Motor City. Inasmuch as the news may be disappointing at the moment for Griffin, who was supposedly the team’s franchise player, the turn of events could be a blessing in disguise […]

Monday has been a day of surprises for Blake Griffin. It was reported that the L.A. Clippers have agreed to trade him to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic and a first-round pick. It caught him in off guard, per the GIF he tweeted, and now another bomb has […]

The trade that sent Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons has been a shocker for basketball fans around the world. While DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams have long been rumored to be on the trade block for the L.A. Clippers, the team surprisingly pulled the trigger on the deal involving their All-Star forward, which not […]