We’re just a day away from the 2021 NBA Draft. The Detroit Pistons have been on the clock for over a month after their win at the NBA Draft Lottery. Much can happen between now and the Pistons pick, but in the meantime, the team at DBB will take one last dive into the pre-draft
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One of the gutsiest general managers in the NBA hasn’t decided what to do with the No. 1 pick in Thursday night’s draft. At least that’s what Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver said Tuesday afternoon. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Even if it’s just a smokescreen, a way to ferret out better trade offers. Weaver
Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Tick tock. The Pistons are on the clock with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, and all eyes will be on general manager Troy Weaver for clues on what he could decide to do with the selection. The decision looks to be down to two options: Cade or trade.
The Pistons don’t know who their No. 1 pick will be in Thursday’s NBA Draft, but they already have a schedule for the Summer League in Las Vegas. The summer extravaganza will take place on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas from Aug. 8-17 and will feature all 30 NBA teams. The Pistons
The first pick is a lock if you ask fans, and a mystery if you ask Troy Weaver. But let’s just say, for the sake of sanity, it’s wing Cade Cunningham, who already looks great in Motown. If that’s the case, then it seems wise for the franchise to load up with bigs in the
Remember when Detroit Pistons fans threw hands with a couple Indiana Pacers? Of course you do. And those too young to remember the “Malice at the Palace” can get a prime look inside one of the wildest — and most violent — endings to an NBA game in league history. A Nextflix docuseries in one of its episodes will feature the Nov.
It may not take much for this offseason to be deemed a successful one for the Detroit Pistons. Troy Weaver did most of the dirty work last fall, and aggressively pieced together a talented young core the front office believes will bring the franchise back to being a playoff contender. With the No. 1 pick in
Jackpot. That must be what Troy Weaver, Dwane Casey, Jerami Grant, and Jerami Grant’s agents have been saying to themselves ever since their mutual big bet this past offseason. All sides thought that there was untapped potential in Grant’s game, which had developed slowly but surely as a second-round pick in Philly, Oklahoma City and
It’s the Detroit Pistons‘ night, and everyone is watching. Finally, the long-awaited 2021 NBA draft is here, and the Pistons will be adding a potential franchise changing-talent to the roster. They enter Thursday with the No. 1 pick — they last picked No. 1 overall in 1970, taking St. Bonaventure center Bob Lanier — and it would be a
Troy Weaver has been willing to do just about anything as Pistons GM. Trades, signings, tanking, draft maneuvering. When you think he’s done dealing, he deals again. But he wouldn’t do this, would he? He wouldn’t pass on Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham and trade the No. 1 selection, would he? I don’t think he
Troy Weaver’s message two days before the NBA draft is nearly identical to his message on June 22, immediately after the Detroit Pistons won the lottery. Then, he said he saw multiple players worthy of being selected with the No. 1 pick. On Tuesday, he reaffirmed that he hasn’t locked in a decision. Cade Cunningham is
Will it be “Cade SZN” or “trade SZN” for the Detroit Pistons? Or maybe a different option? Troy Weaver, Pistons general manager, likely won’t spill his plan for the top overall pick when he speaks publicly Tuesday ahead of the 2021 NBA draft. But he’s sure to be asked about Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham,
In his pre-draft media talk, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver obviously wasn’t going to give away who the team plans to select with the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. At this point, it’s something of a game of cat-and-mouse, trying to provide some context, but it’s also an exercise in making sure that everyone knows
The Detroit Pistons’ acquisition of the Brooklyn Nets’ pick that landed them Saddiq Bey left many within the fanbase scratching their heads. Detroit parted ways with a young sharpshooter in Luke Kennard on a team in desperate need of shooting as well as four second-round picks. In return, they got a second-year player from Villanova
Presumptive No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Nike, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula. The deal is reportedly the largest of any player in Cunningham’s draft class. The Detroit Pistons own the first pick in the draft and are likely to select Cunningham, and if not, it will be because
It’s an odd tradition, when you think about it. For decades now, prospective NBA players, once they hear their names called in the draft, have strode up to the stage in their suits to meet the commissioner and don a hat with the logo of their new employer. They’re almost certain not to wear the
Killian Hayes is entering his second season in the NBA, but this is his first real offseason with the Detroit Pistons. He had little time to acclimate himself after becoming the seventh overall pick in the 2020 draft in November, with just 23 days separating the draft and the first preseason game. In a normal year,
News broke early Monday that the Oklahoma City Thunder, armed with a giant war chest of future picks, made a legitimate offer to the Detroit Pistons in an effort to trade up to No. 1 in Thursday’s NBA Draft. This came after Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Pistons were still undecided on who to select
It was a tough rookie season for Killian Hayes. He didn’t have a Summer League or a typical preseason to prepare, and before he even played 10 games, he had a hip injury that kept him out for a couple of months. Hayes returned to finish the season healthy, but with things getting somewhat back
Go through the gallery to see Rod Beard’s NBA mock draft 2.0 for 2021. Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery. The countdown is almost done, before NBA commissioner Adam Silver starts: “With the first pick in the 2021 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons select…” Cade Cunningham should be the finish to that sentence, and the beginning