Beginning next season, Detroit Pistons fans will have a new way to get close to the action happening on the count. On Monday, the Pistons unveiled their new CURE Insurance Courtside Club — an open-air bar and lounge that will be stationed behind the visitor’s baseline at Little Caesars Arena. The club will feature a full
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With just more than a week before the NBA Draft, the Pistons still hold the No. 1 pick. That’s no small feat, given the amount of rumors and innuendo about general manager Troy Weaver willing to pass on presumptive top pick Cade Cunningham and coveting guard Jalen Green or center Evan Mobley. The way the
Cory Joseph was traded to Detroit mid-season seemingly for his contract. The Pistons parted with the competent, effective, wholly unremarkable Delon Wright for Joseph, a second-round pick and swapping out Wright’s guaranteed salary for next season for the relatively partial guarantee of Joseph. Grab an asset and create some financial flexibility when you waive Joseph,
July 19th 2021 at 10:54am CST by Dana Gauruder Bradley Beal won’t be able to participate in the Olympics due to health and safety protocols, but Team USA has Jerami Grant back on the roster, Joe Vardon of The Athletic tweets. The Pistons forward exited protocols and played 12 minutes in the team’s final tuneup,
What’s being billed as a first-of-its-kind courtside club with a bar that offers select liquors, a house beer and an appetizer-style menu will be a new fixture at Detroit Pistons games. The CURE Insurance Courtside Club will be behind a basketball hoop near the visitors’ bench. Renderings of the club show high-top tables with no chairs. The club will be
Since the 2008-09 season, the Detroit Pistons have played 37 rookies. Saben Lee, a 38th overall pick forced to play on a two-way contract, played more minutes than just 12 of those rookies. Not bad for an unheralded rookie who many expected to go undrafted. The Good Lee has plenty to develop as a young
Baylor guard Jared Butler has received medical clearance from the NBA’s Fitness to Play panel, writes Shams Charania of The Athletic. Butler, the Most Outstanding Player in this year’s Final Four, had been considered a possible mid first-round pick when the draft process began, but he was sidelined in June due to a heart condition.
The odds of the Detroit Pistons selecting Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham with the first overall pick in this month’s NBA Draft seem to be increasing with each day. But, for content purposes, what if they don’t take him? For the first time since 2003, the Pistons have been presented with not only good draft
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame has announced a 2021 Class featuring six individuals with strong Kentucky connections who have made outstanding contributions in athletics. The selections for the Hall’s 44th class, as determined by a panel of 15 sports media professionals in Kentucky, are the late John Asher (media), Dwane Casey
We’re less than two weeks away from the Detroit Pistons making one of the pivotal decisions in franchise history. They own the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA draft, with a prime opportunity to add a franchise player with the pick. After amore than a decade of rebuilds and false starts, brighter days appear
When the Pistons signed Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, I had no reaction to it. I knew nothing about him and wasn’t going to pretend that I did. He was an athletic four who couldn’t shoot — generally a non-starter in the modern NBA. However, his thunderous left-handed dunks became fun to watch as
When the Detroit Tigers selected high school pitcher Jackson Jobe with the No. 3 pick on Sunday, it kicked off an unprecedented run of draft for Motor City teams: Thanks to NHL expansion, COVID-19 delays to the seasons and MLB’s attempt to put its draft in the All-Star Game spotlight, Detroit teams will take part in
The Warriors brought in some first-round prospects for workouts on Friday, Anthony Slater of The Athletic tweets. Chris Duarte, Keon Johnson, Corey Kispert, Trey Murphy lll, Ziaire Williams and Ayo Dosunmu visited the Warriors’ training facility. Johnson is the highest-rated prospect on the list, as the Tennessee guard is currently ranked No. 9 overall by ESPN.
July 16th 2021 at 6:50pm CST by Dana Gauruder Kevin Love‘s decision to withdraw from the Olympics raises more questions for the Cavaliers about his future, Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes. Love is still bothered by the right calf strain that limited him to just 25 games this season, an alarming development for
With the draft less than two weeks away, more clarity is emerging about the top of the lottery, writes Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. The Pistons are reportedly listening to offers involving the No. 1 selection, but league sources tell O’Connor the most likely scenario is that they will keep the pick and take Cade Cunningham.
The Detroit Pistons had everything they needed after a radical transformation in the offseason. Troy Weaver had four fresh draft picks to add on the development side and four free agent targets to weave into a lineup that was set to feature Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose. But something was still missing, and it was
July 15th 2021 at 9:48pm CST by Dana Gauruder While fielding a number of questions about the Pistons’ No. 1 pick, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com also addressed the future of 2019 draft pick Sekou Doumbouya. Langlois anticipates Doumbouya, who wasn’t drafted by current GM Troy Weaver, will play in the summer league where he can
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for the Pistons in Las Vegas during Team USA’s preparation for the Tokyo Olympics later this month. Last week, Isaiah Stewart had an apparent ankle injury that ended his week of work with the Select Team early. On Thursday, forward Jerami Grant, who is on Team USA, entered health and
It’s not often the Detroit Pistons have a player make Team USA. Jerami Grant’s glue-guy-with-alpha-ability profile was a perfect fit for a team looking to win gold in Tokyo later this month. However, it’s possible Grant and teammate Bradley Beal won’t be with the team for the Tokyo Olympics. Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of
1:30pm: Team USA is working to replace Beal on its roster, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). It’s unclear at this point whether a replacement will be required for Grant as well. 1:14pm: After Team USA guard Bradley Beal entered the coronavirus health and safety protocols in Las Vegas on Wednesday, a second player