Detroit — Following their victory in the preseason opener, the Pistons have some positives to be optimistic about. They played well without Cade Cunningham and Killian Hayes, who each missed the game because of an ankle sprain. Many of the questions surrounded their young backcourt, but aside from that, the 115-105 win provided some other
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Eighteen former NBA players, including two-ex Michigan State stars, a former Detroit Piston and one Detroit native, have been charged with defrauding the league’s health-benefit plan of about $4 million. Federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York made the announcement early Thursday morning, saying 16 of the 19 defendants were arrested by FBI offices across
Will Bynum, a one-time fan favorite point guard during some lean years for Detroit Pistons basketball, is one of 18 former NBA players indicted in federal court for allegedly bilking the NBA of nearly $4 million in health-insurance fraud. Other NBA stars involved in the plot include a former training camp invite of the Detroit
Dwane Casey’s 2021-22 Detroit Pistons’ rotation was expected to feature an experienced bench unit while starting multiple 20-year-olds. That came to fruition Wednesday. The Pistons opened their preseason slate with a 115-105 victory against the San Antonio Spurs, largely because of strong play from their veteran reserves. Three of Detroit’s five players who reached double
Here we go again. It’s another milestone day putting into perspective the tragedy Detroit sports has been for the past half-decade and counting. Thursday marks 2,000 days since the city’s last playoff win among its four major professional sports franchises. Go ahead. Laugh. Or cry. Or do both, like Andrew at his first day of
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You can’t read too far into preseason, but the Detroit Pistons‘ opener on Wednesday was an encouraging start. Jerami Grant scored 19 points to lead the Pistons to a 115-105 victory at Little Caesars Arena. Josh Jackson scored 16 points off of the bench, and Cory Joseph and Kelly Olynyk scored 14 points and dished
Detroit — Manuel Roque’s citizenship journey began 20 years ago, when he came to the United States as a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. A native of Mexico, Roque said he faced many obstacles over the years as an immigrant. On Wednesday night, those issues melted away with a naturalization ceremony, greetings to his new
Detroit’s presumed starting backcourt Cade Cunningham and Killian Hayes were both out with injuries, but the rest of the roster supplied plenty of fireworks in a 115-105 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena. The new-look Pistons played on a new-look court and had spurts of explosive offense punctuated by
Detroit — It wasn’t quite the start to the preseason that most Pistons fans were hoping for, but it turned out to be pretty good, nonetheless. The Pistons didn’t have their backcourt of the future with No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham or Killian Hayes, who both missed the game because of ankle injuries, but the
Detroit — The Pistons have had their share of injuries that hurt their seasons. Just recently, Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson and Derrick Rose have had major injuries that have derailed the Pistons’ outlook and made them start thinking about future seasons earlier than they wanted. Even last season, their first-round pick, Killian Hayes, had a hip
Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff is planning on a 10-man rotation but the last two spots could change from game-to-game, Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer speculates. “We’re working our way to what will be probably a 10-man rotation and then there’s different nights that are going to call for different things and we will
It’s going to be a long season for the Detroit Pistons. But it may not be all bad. The Pistons have an enviable young core for the first time in decades. There are going to be a lot of losses, but it’s going to be fun. I think. Anyway. Zach Lowe of ESPN recently put
On Wednesday, the Detroit Pistons open their preseason slate at home against the San Antonio Spurs. Their four-game exhibition schedule is set to conclude against the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 15. Here are four story lines from training camp to follow over the next 10 days. When will Cade Cunningham return? It appears the odds
On Wednesday, the Detroit Pistons open their preseason slate at home against the San Antonio Spurs. Their four-game exhibition schedule is set to conclude against the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 15. Here are four story lines from training camp to follow over the next 10 days. When will Cade Cunningham return? It appears the odds
Sekou Doumbouya has gone from the 15th overall pick and the youngest player in his draft class in 2019 to given up by three franchises, including two early in the rebuilding process in just over a month. After the Pistons shipped Sekou to Brooklyn as part of a DeAndre Jordan salary dump that netted Detroit
The Detroit Pistons are just over one year into a major rebuild that has seen Troy Weaver gut the entire roster, but in that short time, he is making moves that are giving league executives reason to believe. Every year, the league sends the league’s GM an anonymous survey on various topics, and for the
Since the moment the Detroit Pistons won the NBA Draft Lottery and Pistons legend Ben Wallace wagged his index finger, fans have been eagerly anticipating the first game of Cade Cunningham in a Pistons uniform. Well, you’re just going to have to wait a little bit longer. Cunningham, who has been nursing a sore ankle
The Detroit Pistons will play their first preseason game Wednesday, but it could be a while longer before Cade Cunningham makes his debut. Cunningham suffered a minor ankle injury early in training camp last week, and he still hasn’t resumed five-on-five action as of Tuesday, Dwane Casey said. He hasn’t been officially ruled out of Wednesday’s
Detroit — The news isn’t getting any better about Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham’s ailing ankle Cunningham, who has been limited for most of training camp because of a twisted ankle he suffered this week, likely won’t play in Wednesday’s preseason opener at Little Caesars Arena against the San Antonio Spurs. Coach Dwane Casey said Cunningham’s condition