Today is the day. It’s Cade Day. It’s Draft Day. It’s Woj Bomb day. It’s don’t you dare blow this, Troy Weaver, day. In a few short hours, the Detroit Pistons will be on the clock and responsible for the most consequential draft decision in nearly 20 years. It is the move that could very well define the next decade-plus of Pistons basketball.
All signs point to the Detroit Pistons rebuffing offers for their pick and selecting Cade Cunningham No. 1 overall. That being said, we won’t know until we know. And the moment we know is the moment Adam Silver walks up to that podium and either announces Cade, a trade or a different player.
Speaking of …
I’ll just pass along this little nugget from Kevin O’Connor’s latest mock draft so people get a sense of where things MIGHT stand. I can’t vouch for the info, but KOC is no fabulist.
League sources say teams continue to pepper the Pistons with offers for the no. 1 pick in hopes of selecting Cade Cunningham. As of late Wednesday night, executives around the league are still predicting that Detroit will stay put and draft Cunningham, but there is at least increased chatter about the possibility of a trade down, or an outright selection of Jalen Green. Green had an outstanding workout with Detroit last week that has, at the very least, left some front office members considering the possibilities. Still, Cunningham remains the favorite to have his name called first Thursday night.
Outside of the world of speculation and into the world of actual moves being made, we have our first one of draft day. It’s not exactly a barn-burner. Philly buying a second-round pick from New Orleans, per Shams Charania.
Pelicans have traded No. 53 in NBA Draft to Philadelphia for cash considerations.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 29, 2021
If you’re looking for something a little bit rumor, a little bit fact and a lot more Pistons related, don’t overlook our own Lazarus Jackson who is reading some tea leaves about the Pistons and a potential second-round selection:
EVERY SINGLE mock draft has the Pistons taking Vrenz Bleijenbergh (who’s agent, again, is going to be Detroit’s Assistant GM) at 52, so that’s a stone-cold lock.
So is Vrenz Bleijenbergh any good is my next question
— Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) July 28, 2021
We will update this post with the best bits and Pistons of Pistons and non-Pistons news that we can find, but consider this a clearing house to discuss all the crazy things that emerge on draft day. See you later tonight, drinks in hand to celebrate … The Day.