With the Draft Lottery set, and the 2022 NBA Draft mere weeks away, now seemed like a perfect opportunity, amongst a host of draft content, to assess the potential development areas of the core Detroit Piston players. With trade and free agency reports swirling around the organization, the summer of 2022 appears to be shaping
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The majority of the draft focus for the Detroit Pistons has been centered around their first-round pick. They have the fifth overall selection and are searching for another franchise centerpiece who can thrive alongside 2021 top pick Cade Cunningham. But the Pistons also own the 46th pick of the draft, thanks to their trade with the Brooklyn
With the countdown to the 2022 NBA draft at 23 days, the Detroit Pistons will soon be on the clock. Back on May 18, ESPN NBA draft expert Jonathan Givony projected the Pistons to select Purdue guard Jaden Ivey with the No. 5 overall pick. However, in his latest mock released Tuesday, the former Draft
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores’ Family Foundation is committing $20 million to build a new community center in Rouge Park, the team announced Wednesday morning. The 25,000 square foot facility will sit adjacent to Brennan Pool and will serve a need in the Cody-Rouge neighborhood, a community that mayor Mike Duggan said currently lacks indoor recreational facilities.
After a disappointing season, the Atlanta Hawks could be throwing their hat into the Jerami Grant sweepstakes, according to James Edwards III and Chris Kirschner of The Athletic: Portland has been the team most attached to Jerami Grant if DET elects to trade him. But what if POR looks elsewhere? There is one other team
The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce start off this week’s episode discussing Omari’s time at the NBA Draft combine and his biggest takeaways for
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Cary Junior II • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys break down the lessons learned from the NBA combine in Chicago, and try to figure out if the Detroit Pistons’ draft board has changed at all.
The Detroit Pistons need talent. They need a scorer who can play off the ball and complement Cade Cunningham. They need a versatile, athletic player with length who can create his own shot, convert 3-pointers and also plays great defense. So we’re all agreed. With the No. 5 pick in the 2022 NBA draft, the
By Dan Woike, Broderick Turner | Los Angeles Times Los Angeles — The job, as much as it is anything else, requires a coach to stand next to LeBron James, a player who has been one of basketball’s most famous since he was in high school, and forge a partnership. So, naturally, the Lakers went and hired Darvin
Strapped in a wheelchair, Spencer Heslop zipped around the basketball court, hitting the corners hard. His movement was so quick, so athletic, so smooth and so natural — it was mesmerizing. It was just a simple warmup, as he zoomed around a court at the North Campus Recreation Building at the University of Michigan, but
The Los Angeles Lakers have found their man. The Lakers have agreed to a four-year deal with former Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham to be their next head coach, two people with knowledge of the agreement told USA TODAY Sports, concluding a nearly two-month search after the organization parted ways with Frank Vogel after failing to make the playoffs, or even the
We’re more than a week removed from the NBA draft combine, and less than a month away from June 23’s draft. This is shaping up to be a busy offseason for the Detroit Pistons, who have the fifth overall pick, significant cap space and a desire to make a leap next season. With that in
Greg Beacham | Associated Press Los Angeles — A person with knowledge of the decision says Saginaw, Michigan native and former Detroit Piston Darvin Ham has accepted an offer to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The person spoke with The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the deal has
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guests: Lyndsay Green, Free Press restaurant critic; Omari Sankofa, Free Press Pistons beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: After a week off, the fellas are back together and they chat with Lyndsay Green, Free Press food and restaurant writer. Following her powerful
Now that we know the Pistons will be selecting fifth overall and we have a list of early entrants (many of whom are going through the combine as I write this), it’s time to revisit the Big Board. There are a few additions to this most recent version, as guys like Caleb Love and Jaime
The Detroit Pistons will be in an interesting position on draft night. With the fifth overall pick, they’ll likely be out of contention for the three most highly regarded prospects — Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith Jr. and Chet Holmgren. But this year’s draft isn’t as certain as the 2021 draft, which had Cade Cunningham go No. 1
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Let Twitter tell it, Detroit Pistons fans want Jaden Ivey. Ivey, an explosive guard out of Purdue, was the most popular option in a social media poll gauging who fans wanted the Pistons to take with the No. 5 pick in the 2022 NBA draft. He won 46.3% of the 397 votes from Monday to Tuesday, compared
With the NBA Draft now less than a month away, the only certainty seems to be that there’s no consensus, from top to bottom. Last week’s NBA Draft Lottery laid out the draft order, but now the teams have to figure out where all the puzzling prospects fit, starting with the Orlando Magic, who sound
Next season, the Detroit Pistons will put the “é” in “Détroit.” The Pistons and the Chicago Bulls will play a regular season game at Accor Arena in Paris on Jan. 19, 2023, the NBA announced on Tuesday. It will be Detroit’s first game in France after previously playing international games in London in 2013, and