Detroit — It’s not a case of just playing out the final string of games to end the season. The Pistons are finding ways to make them interesting. Interesting might not be the best word to describe the second-half comeback the Pistons made, erasing a 17-point deficit against the Washington Wizards, to at least make
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Jerami Grant exited the Detroit Pistons‘ home game against the Washington Wizards on Friday with a left calf strain, and the team announced that he would not return. It isn’t clear how the injury occurred, or if it’ll cause Grant to miss extended time. Grant subbed out of the game with 4:30 to play in
Pistons swingman Hamidou Diallo will miss the remainder of the 2021/22 season with a left index finger avulsion fracture, the team announced. He suffered the injury against Chicago on March 9. The high-flying Diallo was the 45th pick of the 2018 draft after a single collegiate season with Kentucky. He spent his first two-plus seasons
Hamidou Diallo will miss the rest of the 2021-22 season with a left index finger avulsion fracture, the Detroit Pistons announced Friday. The injury occurred early in the fourth quarter of the Pistons’ home game against the Chicago Bulls on March 9. Diallo missed the next seven games, and will now miss the remaining nine. [ Pistons
Detroit — As the NBA season winds down, many Pistons fans are focusing on the future and the top college prospects in the NCAA Tournament. With the parity in college basketball this year, it’s been something of an enjoyable watch, but for some of the top draft targets, it’s been rough sledding. A couple of
Nearly one month ago, the Detroit Bad Boys staff came together to rank the top prospects in the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft. Each contributor’s personal Big Board of the NBA Draft lottery was weighted and then we aggregated the results together to create Vol. 1 of our DBB Big Board. Importantly, that was before the
There has been very few times in which the Pistons are favored in a game this season. Even though the Wizards have 10 more wins than the Pistons this season, the current iteration of the Washington Wizards is not a better team than the Pistons as they are in the midst of an 8 game
Raptors forward OG Anunoby returned to action on Thursday after missing 15 games due to a fractured finger. He immediately reentered Toronto’s starting lineup and scored 14 points in an important win over Cleveland. While a current Raptor returned from an injury on Thursday, a former Raptor headed to the sidelines with an ailment of
Detroit — When Marvin Bagley III arrived to the Pistons at the trade deadline, the objective was to get a good look at what he could bring to the team. With restricted free agency likely looming this offseason, Bagley only had about 25 games to make an impression and for general manager Troy Weaver to
Mar 23, 2022; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) controls the ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) defends during the first half at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports USMNT vs Mexico: How Americans could qualify for World Cup tonight by Mark Powell Two young NBA players are making
Detroit — The Pistons had an open roster spot and decided to do something with it. The team announced Thursday that it has signed Braxton Key to a 10-day contract. Key, 25, is a 6-foot-8 forward who has played in two games with the Philadelphia 76ers this season and he averaged 1 point and 1
The Detroit Pistons have signed Delaware Blue Coats forward Braxton Key to a 10-day contract, the team announced Thursday. The 6-foot-8 G League forward is averaging 18.9 points (47.5% overall shooting, 38.8% from 3), 7.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.5 blocks in 28.2 minutes per game this season. The Pistons, who have nine games
Everyone’s bracket is busted, some of the best players have already bowed out, the world is rooting for Saint Peter’s and Purdue and Michigan are all that remains of the Big 10 contingent. The 2022 NCAA Tournament is in full swing, and the madness will surely continue. However, for our purposes the most important component
On Feb. 27, Kelly Olynyk received an inbounds pass from Killian Hayes with 2.1 seconds on the clock in overtime. He spun, launched a mid-range jumper and watched the first game-winner of his nine-year NBA career fall through the net. “It took me nine years. I’m here!” an elated Olynyk said during the postgame news
Detroit — It’s been a while since the Pistons built a lead of 20-plus points in the third quarter and they were able to cruise through the fourth quarter. For a while, that looked to be how the second half was going to go against the Atlanta Hawks. The Pistons used a 25-4 run to open
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons easily surpass their previous biggest victory margin of the season. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Marvin Bagley III after he contributes 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench Thursday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Kelly Olynyk after he scores 16 to lead a strong bench effort in a 122-101 victory over the Hawks on Thursday. #DetroitBasketball
The Detroit Pistons have had promising stretches this season. However, their recent play was… not one of those stretches. Turns out, the Atlanta Hawks — playing their second game in as many nights — were the perfect remedy. Detroit came out hot and buried the sleep-walking Hawks in the third, leading by as many as
Winning hasn’t come easy for the Detroit Pistons this season. But they made it look that way Wednesday. The Pistons used a 27-6 third-quarter run to take control and blow out the Atlanta Hawks at Little Caesars Arena, 122-101. It’s their biggest winning margin of the season. Detroit took the lead for good with 10:22