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The 2023-24 season has not been very kind to the Detroit Pistons. They own the league’s worst record at 4-39 and also set a record for the longest losing streak in a single season in NBA history with 28 consecutive losses that spanned from October 30th to December 30th. That stretch alone dictated the Pistons’ […]

The Detroit Pistons’ season from hell begrudgingly trudges onward. The hapless Pistons are in the midst of a demoralizing and grueling 27-game losing streak, which is the largest losing run in a single season in NBA history. Two more consecutive losses and the Pistons set the NBA record for the longest losing streak ever. The […]

The Detroit Pistons made history on Tuesday night, but not the kind of history that anyone wants to be a part of. The Pistons lost their record-setting 27th game in a row on Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets, and they now hold the record for the longest NBA losing streak in a single season. Detroit […]

The Detroit Pistons are mired in a losing streak few could have ever expected for one of the NBA’s most successful franchises. Coach Monty Williams’ team started the season with two wins in three games and now the Pistons have lost 24 straight. Former Celtics star Paul Pierce shared his thoughts on the losing streak, […]

The Houston Rockets officially parted ways with Kevin Porter Jr. on Tuesday, sending the embattled guard and a pair of second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Victor Oladipo. The Thunder immediately released Porter, a formality after he was charged with second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault in mid-September following […]

The Detroit Pistons are making moves this offseason, big and small. On Thursday, the team officially announced it will pick up the player options on the contracts of Alec Burks, Isaiah Livers, and Eugene Omoruyi. This trio will now make $10.4 million, $1.8 million, and $1.9 million, respectively, in the 2023-24 NBA season. Alec Burks […]

The Detroit Pistons finished with just 17 wins in 2022-2023, leading to sweeping changes this offseason. The Pistons selected athletic forward Ausar Thompson #5 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft. The move came less than a month after their hiring of Monty Williams as the NBA’s highest paid coach. Now, the Pistons have re-upped on […]

The Detroit Pistons came out of yet another NBA Draft with an impressive group of players. G League Ignite forward Ausar Thompson and Houston guard Marcus Sasser are joining Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart in the Motor City as they try to build toward the postseason. The Pistons chose Thompson, one […]

Alec Burks’ future is fairly unclear. However, recent reports from HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and The Athletic’s James Edwards help to provide a better understanding of how the Detroit Pistons will approach Burks’ team contract option, per HoopsHype. Scotto said he’s been told Detroit is expected to pick up Burks’ $10.5 million option. Edwards agreed, even […]

With only four games remaining in their 2022-23 regular season, the Detroit Pistons and their fans are looking ahead to the offseason. The Pistons own an 18-62 record — by far the worst in the entire league  — and have lost nine games in a row. Needless to say, there hasn’t been much for Detroit […]

The Detroit Pistons are reportedly one of the biggest wild cards on the market ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline on Thursday, with conversations continuing to escalate surrounding swingman Saddiq Bey, along with Bojan Bogdanović and Alec Burks. Although the team is not eager to part with any of Bey, Bogdanović or Burks, the Pistons […]

The Detroit Pistons are the worst team in the Eastern Conference. They currently have a 12-37 win-loss record and are pretty much done for the season. Much of that is because of Cade Cunningham’s injury. However, the Pistons roster also has so many issues to address. For sure, they’ll hope to plug as many holes […]

The Detroit Pistons 2022-23 season was over within the first month of the campaign. Franchise cornerstone Cade Cunningham went out with a left shin injury on November 9 and has season-ending surgery shortly after. Now the team is in last place in the Eastern Conference and has the most losses in the entire league. With […]

Almost everything the Dallas Mavericks have done this season has revolved around superstar point guard Luka Doncic, and for good reason. Doncic has ascended into an even higher level in just his fifth season in the NBA, putting up monster numbers night after night while shouldering as heavy an offensive burden as he could given […]

Everyone in the league knows that the Detroit Pistons are open for business with the trade deadline fast approaching. Armed with a few quality veterans that could help contending teams with their playoff pushes, the Pistons should cash in on their trade assets given their status as rebuilders. And accordingly, the Pistons appear willing to […]

For months, the Detroit Pistons have been in involved in a plethora of trade talks involving their veteran players, the most notable of which is veteran sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic. Bogdanovic has drawn strong interest on the trade market from teams with playoff aspirations, with the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are comfortably in the hunt in the Eastern Conference, and MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo is making another strong case to take home the top award. With the NBA Trade Deadline just over a month away, what direction should the Bucks go? Fighting amongst teams like the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, and Cleveland […]

The Boston Celtics are doing their best to prove that their ridiculous turnaround last season that saw them go all the way to the 2022 NBA Finals wasn’t a fluke. Throughout the first half of the 2022-23 season, the Celtics have been the best team in the NBA, and they currently hold the best record […]

It’s no secret that the Detroit Pistons, at 8-22, are looking to sell off some veteran pieces, most notably Bojan Bogdanovic, to add to their treasure chest of draft picks and young assets. While some Pistons are definitely untouchable in a potential trade (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, and maybe even Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart), […]

With around 10 minutes to go in the second quarter, New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson was back to his usual exploits in the paint. However, as is the case with rampaging beasts in the paint, the opposition usually has to concede an easy layup due to Williamson’s strength and leaping ability or foul him […]

After getting Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks from the New York Knicks, some might think the Detroit Pistons would waive or trade them as they continue to collect more future assets. However, that is not the case. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Pistons plan to use both Noel and Burks in the 2022-23 […]

The New York Knicks’ seemingly dogged pursuit of Dallas Mavericks point guard Jalen Brunson could get a big kick. That’s if the Knicks could pull off a trade involving Alec Burks, who is already getting interest from at least the Boston Celtics, according to NBA insider Ian Begley. The Knicks can get to roughly $25 […]

Reports are trickling out that New York Knicks veteran Alec Burks had undergone foot surgery – injury news that wasn’t as widespread when it reportedly occurred. The news was reported by Knicks reporter for The Athletic Fred Katz and corroborated by New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy. Burks had received the procedure just days after the conclusion […]

Overall, the Toronto Raptors had a successful season this year. After starting the campaign at 4-14, they were able to turn it around and secure the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. Their 48-34 record and the great number of lengthy defenders made them a frightening postseason matchup. Even so, they were not enough of […]

The New York Knicks doubling down on their 2020-21 core has backfired horribly. They nabbed Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier in free agency and brought back their key bench pieces in the hopes that it would work out. Now, Walker is away from the team and those three reserves they brought back have been disappointing. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a horrendous season and will need to make moves in the 2022 offseason. Despite having a roster with three stars and some solid role players, Los Angeles sits in ninth place in the Western Conference. LeBron James has been the only consistent presence for the Lakers, but even he […]

The trade deadline has passed and as always, it did not fail to disappoint. There was a flurry of moves around the league that could potentially re-shape the rest of the season and similar to years past, a handful of teams made big moves to bolster their squad for what lies ahead. One glaring absentee […]

As the trade deadline draws near, the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and Toronto Raptors are keeping themselves busy on the phone in hopes of striking a massive deal. If things come to fruition, the Lakers may end up with Cam Reddish and Alec Burks, the Knicks could welcome Goran Dragic to their fold, […]

The New York Knicks have not lived up to expectations in 2021-22. Following a great season last year that saw the team stun the league en route to the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and a playoff berth, the Knicks have struggled in the first half of this campaign. At 24-28, the Knicks […]

The NBA trade deadline makes teams take a good, long look at themselves and decide what direction they’re going in. For the New York Knicks, that direction is down. Their playoff hopes have been dead for a while now. Resuscitating them is a tall task. It’s best for the Knicks to punt the rest of […]

It seemed like the New York Knicks were on their way to another disastrous defeat, but the bench stepped up in the second half to beat the Detroit Pistons, 94-85 on Wednesday night. Alec Burks, who played in the second unit, led the Knicks with a season-high 34 points. Other guys like Immanuel Quickley and […]

Kemba Walker has been out of the New York Knicks rotation since November 26th, but there is a very good chance that changes on Saturday against his former team, the Boston Celtics. Like most of the NBA right now, the Knicks have a bunch of players in health and safety protocols, including three guards in […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau announced Monday that he’s removing Kemba Walker from the rotation entirely, according to The Athletic’s Fred Katz. Walker didn’t play in the Knicks’ big win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday for rest purposes after scoring a team-high 17 points against the Phoenix Suns the night before. While […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is hyped about the backcourt trio of Derrick Rose, Alec Burks and Immanuel Quickley. Heading into the new NBA season, the Knicks will be looking to bounce back and make it to the post-season once again. Derrick Rose and Alec Burks will intensify the backcourt but coach Tom […]

The New York Knicks are one of the first teams to make a significant move with free agency officially starting on Monday night. According to reports, the Knicks have reached an agreement to retain the services of swingman Alec Burks in a three-year deal worth $100 million. This report comes via Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN: […]

With the first few hours of free agency bringing forth some blockbuster moves, the New York Knicks themselves have made some lowkey roster decisions. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the ‘Bockers have agreed to sign 6-foot-6 swingman Alec Burks on a two-year deal worth $6 million. Free agent Alec Burks has agreed to a […]

The last time the Phoenix Suns made the playoffs was in 2010. The team made it to the Western Conference Finals before falling to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. Since then, the Suns have been a walking disaster, with multiple coaches coming and going through Phoenix. However, the franchise may […]

Compared to the other 29 NBA teams, the Utah Jazz actually does not have a terrible free agency history. It’s not like top-notch free agents have been signing up for a chance to play in Salt Lake over the years. Sure, they managed to lure solid guys like Mehmet Okur, Carlos Boozer, and most recently […]

The Philadelphia 76ers pulled off an overtime win over the Kyrie Irving-less Brooklyn Nets on national television and while Joel Embiid did more than enough to warrant Player of the Game honors, he deferred the ceremonial post-game ringing of the bell to newcomer Alec Burks. In only his second game in a new uniform, Burks […]