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Pistons basketball is back! Well, mostly. The Pistons have played two preseason games against the Bucks and the Suns, and Blake and Wes are here to break it down. They discuss the fantastic first impression Malik Beasley has made, what has been the biggest surprise and what has been the most translatable. They also discuss

The Detroit Pistons finish their home and home preseason tilt against the Phoenix Suns with a game out west that tops off at 10 p.m. ET. The first match had a lot more in it for Phoenix than it did for Detroit. Suns owner Mat Ishbia, who won a national championship with Michigan State was

The Detroit Pistons were scuffling most of the night in a 106-97 loss to the Phoenix Suns at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. For about 2.5 quarters, they were able to use their defensive energy to hang around and keep the game respectable. Then the wheels truly came off, the Suns cruised through a

The thing about adding an influx of veteran players who are regular contributors to playoff-caliber teams who are also a paragon of health and availability is that they play a lot of minutes. Or at least, they are used to playing a lot of minutes. The thing about having a perpetually rebuilding, nay, tanking, team

The Detroit Pistons showed a level of communication, cohesiveness, and fight often lacking in last year’s team. Despite getting down early, the Pistons dug deep and locked in on defense. After Milwaukee’s starters were bombing threes early in the game, Detroit started to get stops and started making buckets of their own. By halftime, the

You couldn’t have asked for a better start to the JB Bickerstaff era as the Detroit Pistons dominated the Milwaukee Bucks 120-87. The only problem was it was preseason, and the game didn’t count. The Pistons fluidity, decision-making, and defensive activity were night and day compared to their performance last season, when they won a

Basketball, today? Featuring the Detroit Pistons? On ESPN no less. Preseason action kicks off and we have finally cleansed ourselves of the dirt and grime of everything we experienced last year. The franchise has a new leader in the front office in Trajan Langdon, a new head coach in JB Bickerstaff, and plenty of new

With media day behind us and training camp underway, Sean Corp joins the show to discuss his media day experience and to preview the upcoming season. The guys discuss Ausar Thompson’s absence to begin training camp as he awaits clearance from the league. Blake and Sean also discuss win totals and whether Pistons fans should

Media Day for the Detroit Pistons. Hmm. What to ask? As I pondered that question, I took stock of where the franchise found itself. Coming off a season that featured the worst record in the NBA. The team used a war chest to trade for some veteran talent. There was a coaching change, with the

Ausar Thompson remains out as the Detroit Pistons begin training camp, and while he remains as positive as ever, updates are sparse. Thompson is still working through an NBA program and protocol with the league and NBA Players Association to get fully cleared to return to full-contact and 5-on-5 work. The 2023 No. 5 overall

With just under a month until open night, the NBA world was rocked by an All-Star trade from two of the league’s top 10 teams as the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks agreed on a deal centered on Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, The Knicks were reportedly in the market for

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is expanding his professional sports portfolio after agreeing to purchase a 27% stake in the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL. Gores, a Flint native who lives in California, will purchase his stake in the franchise outright as opposed to financing through his private equity firm Platinum Equity as he

Now that Pistons basketball is finally and legitimately around the corner, Wes and Blake break down exactly what their ideal 48 minute rotation would be for this roster. Complete with substitution patterns, total minutes for each player, prioritized 4 and 5 man pairings, important staggers and closing and fourth quarter lineup philosophies. The guys also

The buzzer sounded in Indiana 15 years ago today. The Detroit Shock battled through a tumultuous season as they looked to defend their 2008 title. The next year was anything but ordinary though. Bill Laimbeer announced his resignation as head coach just three games into the season. He handed the keys to top assistant and

The Detroit Pistons announced the coaching staff who will work under new head coach JB Bickerstaff. Bickerstaff is taking over after just one season from Monty Williams, and he has pretty well cleared the decks of the former regime’s staff. Bickerstaff is bringing back Jarrett Jack and Steve Scalzi, but is bringing on seven new

With training camp right around the corner, Jack Kelly joins the show to break down what he’s looking for out of the Pistons in the preseason in order to generate some excitement. The guys also discuss Malik Beasley and if he may have more scoring potential than many think. They take the time to break

Adrian Wojnarowski delivered one final Woj bomb on Wednesday when he announced his retirement from NBA news breaking and will spend the rest of his career helping his alma mater St. Bonaventure as the GM of their men’s basketball program. That presumably means he can retire a few of his smart phones and perhaps fix

The Detroit Pistons do now have the most stellar brand reputation in the NBA. That might have more to do with the product on the floor for going on 15 years than it does the threads the players are wearing, but the “classic” Pistons color scheme and logo are not flying off the shelves outside

Hoop dreams were alive at the Pistons Performance Center Saturday as the Motor City Cruise hosted their annual open tryout. Players with all sorts of basketball backgrounds laced up to compete for a handful of training camp spots available. All participants paid a $250 tryout fee, which some forked over themselves and others had covered

It’s a meaty episode this week as Wes and Blake break down exactly what we need to see from Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, and ask the most important question for each player heading into the year. The guys also discuss the Pistons lack of size, whether or not Ausar can or should start at