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For the Detroit Pistons and head coach Stan Van Gundy, their path to an impressive 11-6 record through 17 games has been anything but easy. In six of those victories, the Pistons had to overcome a double-digit deficit in order to come back to win. Unfortunately for the Pistons last week against the Indiana Pacers, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are entering the second game of a difficult back-to-back stretch over the last few days against the upstart Detroit Pistons. Although the Thunder have largely struggled register wins, their dominant victory over the juggernaut Golden State Warriors showed they are still one of the most talented teams in the league. Among […]

Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams have let go of their animosity toward Reggie Jackson after a sour encounter back in 2016, as the latter celebrated enthusiastically as his Detroit Pistons took a home win against a Kevin Durant-less Oklahoma City Thunder. Both Adams and Westbrook were visibly upset with Jackson’s celebration, mocking his former teammates […]

The Detroit Pistons will have two key pieces of their starting lineup present against the Oklahoma City Thunder as Andre Drummond and Avery Bradley are both set to play despite sitting out a recent practice session. Andre Drummond, Avery Bradley good to go tonight at OKC after sitting out Wednesday's #Pistons practice — Keith Langlois […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Nicolas Batum is just starting to get his legs back after missing a handful of games to start the season, but he might be in danger of sitting out at least another game after sustaining an elbow injury during Wednesday’s 129-124 home win over the Washington Wizards. While Batum hurt the same […]

A unique trait to all professional sports, especially in the USA, are the so called “What if” scenarios. From barbershops and social media to major TV networks speculations about the outcome of events are constantly being brought up. Unfortunately, one of the most common “what if”-s revolves around players whose careers suffered because of injuries. […]

The Detroit Pistons were handed a pretty sound beating by the Cleveland Cavaliers last time out, 116-88. LeBron James once again played a key part in the win as he finished with 18 points and eight assists in 27 minutes. After the game, Pistons forward Stanley Johnson broke down what happened with him guarding James. […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy wasn’t happy with his own performance in a bar-measuring game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, getting behind early and playing catch-up against an Eastern Conference monster that is just beginning to get a hold of its footing. The Pistons fell behind in each of the first […]

Former NBA player Ben Gordon was arrested during a car stop in Manhattan on Sunday night for driving with a forged license plate, according to police via Tina Moore and Daniel Prendergast of The New York Post. Gordon was pulled over near the corner of West 129th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard around 9 p.m. […]

The Detroit Pistons picked up another impressive win on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They made a terrific fourth-quarter comeback led by point guard Reggie Jackson, who had nine points and four assists in the final seven minutes of the game to get the 100-97 win. After the game, Pistons newcomer Avery Bradley expressed […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond has marked improvement at the foul line this season. A career 39 percent free-throw shooter, Drummond is shooting 62.7 from the charity stripe so far this season. But it’s not the only aspect of his game that has seen a merited upward swing. Drummond has noticeably become a better passer […]

The Detroit Pistons were looking to get back into the win column after dropping the first two games of their three-game road trip. Needless to say, a visit to the Target Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves would prove to be a challenge. With just seconds remaining, Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson managed to successfully distract […]

The season is 2007-2008. The last time the Detroit Pistons were seen as relevant in the NBA for championship contention. A decade later after making the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth time in as many years, the Pistons now have surprisingly put themselves in the forefront of NBA relevancy once again in the early […]

As Greg Monroe is expected to make his team debut with the Phoenix Suns today, his former coach Stan Van Gundy could potentially see a reunion with him in the near future. Phoenix has remained hellbent on getting younger, and have debated flipping Monroe to anyone that comes calling with a worthwhile deal. Monroe is […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris have been named NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week for their solid performances, and leading their respective teams to perfect records from November 6-12. Nikola Jokic (West) and Tobias Harris (East) are NBA players of the week. — Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) […]

NBA legend Dennis Rodman is arguably the most controversial, polarizing basketball player of all-time. Although he was mostly known for his colorful personality, Rodman was all business when it came time to play. The five-time champ was already well-regarded as perhaps the best rebounder of his generation. However, according to a statistic assembled by xxStayFly81xx […]

The Detroit Pistons have been the biggest surprise this year after a disastrous 2016-17 campaign. Their versatile attack led by forward Tobias Harris and guard Avery Bradley has transformed this team into a serious Eastern Conference playoff contender early on. The Pistons’ hot start to the 2017-18 NBA season has now begun to raise some high […]

Andre Drummond has undergone perhaps one of the most dramatic changes in this offseason. From having surgery to fix a deviated septum to improve his breathing, brand new diet and conditioning plan to stay on the court longer and fixing by far the most apparent weakness in his game: free-throw shooting. “It’s like night and […]

Andre Drummond has been a rebounding machine ever since stepping foot in the NBA. The Detroit Pistons big man has a career average of 12.9 rebounds per game, a shade below the Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman’s career mark of 13.1 boards. After Drummond’s 21-rebound performance against the Indiana Pacers, he now has 35 career games with […]

Beyond the Detroit Pistons’ strong start out of the gate to this season, there have been some notable offensively struggles from third-year forward Stanley Johnson. There had been the expectation that he would find his footing on that end of the floor in his third full season in the league but that hasn’t exactly been […]

It has been a tough start to the third season in the league for Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson that has been highlighted by his struggles offensively. According to Ansar Khan of MLive.com, Johnson is now set to miss Wednesday’s game’s against the Indiana Pacers due to a hip injury. The Detroit Pistons’ first change […]

The Detroit Pistons are off to a strong start to the 2017-18 NBA season winning seven out of their first seven games, which is the best mark through that stretch since in nine years. However, there have continued to be trade rumors that have hovered around the team concerning Reggie Jackson possibly being shopped for […]

In the last several days, the rumor has picked around possible landing spots for Phoenix Suns veteran point guard Eric Bledsoe. During this process, the Detroit Pistons had reportedly emerged in trade discussions with a trade offer that included veteran point guard Reggie Jackson and a first-round pick in exchange for Bledsoe. All of this […]

LeBron James shoveling 57 points down the Washington Wizards’ throat wasn’t the only amazing feat that left NBA fans picking their jaws up from the floor on Friday night. There’s also the fact that Detroit Pistons big man and known incompetent free-throw shooter Andre Drummond went 14-of-16 from the foul line in a 105-96 home […]

It was reported earlier that the Detroit Pistons and the Phoenix Suns were in talks for a trade that primarily involves Reggie Jackson and Eric Bledsoe. That discussion is now finished with both parties failing to come to terms. And according to Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated, a third team in the form of the […]

The Detroit Pistons have raced out to an encouraging start winning five out of their first eight games of the season. However, the Pistons have continued to deal with growing disgruntlement with veteran point guard Reggie Jackson. This has led to the front office reportedly offering the 27-year-old in a packaged deal for Phoenix Suns […]

The Phoenix Suns would prefer a third team to take on point guard Reggie Jackson if they were to make a deal with the Detroit Pistons for estranged floor general Eric Bledsoe, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Suns are fixated in getting younger, especially at the point guard position — hoping to find a […]

The Detroit Pistons have been added to the list of teams interested in Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Though any impending trade would depend on the Suns’ willingness to take Reggie Jackson in exchange, along with added pieces surrounding him. The Motor City has had […]

After consecutive losses to the Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to get back on track on Halloween against the visiting Detroit Pistons. Stan Van Gundy’s squad was one of the hottest teams in the NBA coming into this matchup but were humbled as they made their way out of […]

Fourth-year forward Julius Randle has had to adjust to a different role with the Los Angeles Lakers this season. The Kentucky product is now a reserve coming off the bench while Larry Nance Jr. is the starting power forward for head coach Luke Walton. Randle, who has started his entire career up to this point, […]

Through the first two weeks of the season, the Detroit Pistons have been one of the surprise teams sitting atop of the Eastern Conference standings with a 5-2 record. Detroit has won the last three games topping the likes of the Minnesota Timberwolves, L.A. Clippers, and Golden State Warriors over that span. Despite that, there […]

Things are going shockingly well for the Detroit Pistons. They are 5-2, which is currently the best record in the Eastern Conference, and are coming off an impressive road win over the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Pistons forward Tobias Harris is definitely in a good mood thanks to that strong start and he wants the […]

The LA Clippers’ great start to the season took a huge hit on Saturday night in what a heated head coach Doc Rivers called “a step backwards.” Coming off of solid win in Portland against the Trail Blazers that moved them to a perfect 4-0, the Clippers struggled against the balanced effort of the Detroit […]

In his sixth season, Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond has established himself as one of the top big men in the league. According to Justin Kubatko of StatMuse, Drummond has put himself among some of the most productive young players in NBA history. At 24 years, 76 days, the @DetroitPistons Andre Drummond is the second-youngest […]

Heading into this season, the Detroit Pistons had a lot reason to be excited about their future. They were successful in bringing in some key pieces to their roster, which made their fans feel optimistic about their chances of making it to the playoffs this year. The completion of their new home court, Little Caesars […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond had his hands full in trying to guard the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid in their recent matchup. According to The Detroit News’ Rod Beard, Drummond feels he didn’t quite know what was coming when he was defending the Sixers big man given his offensive versatility. #Pistons Andre Drummond on guarding […]

Joel Embiid made his second start of the season and came out with a bang, outplaying Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond and ripping him afterward for daring to trash talk the social media king of the NBA. “Defensively, he doesn’t play any defense,” Embiid said following the game, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia […]

Athletes protesting has been a hot-button topic in sports today. Colin Kaepernick ignited it all when he decided to kneel while the national anthem is played prior to games back in his days with the San Francisco 49ers.  Although he’s out of the NFL for some time now, Kaepernick managed to inspire other NFL players […]

In Frank Ntilikina’s NBA debut, he finished with zero points, zero rebounds, one assist in just eight minutes against the Oklahoma City Thunder. As the New York York Knicks prepare for the Detroit Pistons, the rookie unfortunately suffered an ankle injury during practice. Head coach Jeff Hornacek revealed Ntilikina likely stepped on Willy Hernangomez’s foot […]