The Cavaliers will not just limit their interview and workout list for the No. 3 pick to USC’s Evan Mobley, the G League Ignite’s Jalen Green and Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Those players are widely considered the next three prospects beyond Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, who is only expected
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Cade Cunningham will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. Let’s just put that out there before anyone starts to believe anything that’s fluttering about on social media or TV or sports-talk radio shows. There’s very little chance that the Pistons, who got the No. 1 pick by winning the lottery on Tuesday,
No, we don’t know officially what Troy Weaver will do with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. He’s got a sharp eye for developing talent, doesn’t subscribe to group think and is never afraid to be bold. When Weaver said “my clip will be empty,” it wasn’t because he had just executed a
Ever since the Detroit Pistons won the NBA Draft Lottery there has excitement, sure, but it already seems to be getting drowned out by worry, consternation, frustration, paranoia. Every non-Detroit Pistons fan is coming up with some truly wild reasons why Troy Weaver should trade the pick, why he doesn’t really want the pick, why
It’s been three days since the Detroit Pistons won the 2021 NBA draft lottery. Does it feel real yet? For the first time in a long time, the Pistons are at the forefront of the national conversation. They’re in the driver’s seat to draft the top prospect, Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham, and add a
Isaiah Livers graduated from college. Then he graduated from a walking boot. But the former Michigan standout, who earned his degree in May, knows there’s a bit more standing around to do before his professional career is truly off and running. A bit more than he’d like, obviously. “It’s really hard for me to just sit here
The numbers to remember are 1, 37, 42 and 52. It’s not the beginning of a series of numbers for the Mega Millions — the Pistons already had their lottery luck Tuesday in getting the first pick in the NBA Draft. Those numbers include their other picks in the draft, beyond what looks to be
For the Detroit Pistons, there won’t be much intrigue during this week’s NBA draft combine. Or at least not for fans hoping to see how the combine could impact Detroit’s decision-making for the first overall pick. Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham, widely considered the best prospect, and Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs, projected to go in
The jubilant screams of joy summed up the night for the Detroit Pistons. Dwane Casey jumped from his seat and pumped his fists as his kids rose from their seats, in an attempt to match his energy. Senior advisor Arn Tellem raised both hands. Rob Murphy, their new Motor City Cruise general manager, bumped shoulders
For the college basketball die-hards who paid attention during the season, the news that the Pistons got the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft didn’t come with too much intrigue about what they should do with it. Cade Cunningham has been the presumptive No. 1 pick for most of the season and he showed
It didn’t take long after the Detroit Pistons secured the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft for national pundits and large chunks of the fan base to try and get rid of it. After spending a year begging for the Detroit Pistons to rebuild the right away (aka tank), and seeing it work to
Jerami Grant is going to have some stories to tell about how he spent his summer. Grant has been selected to represent Team USA in the Tokyo Summer Olympics, according to a report by Shams Charania of The Athletic. After finishing his first season with the Pistons, Grant made an impact and will have an
Jerami Grant went from third banana on the Western Conference finals Denver Nuggets to turning heads as the leading scorer on a rebuilding Detroit Pistons team to a potential Olympic gold medalist all in the span of a year. Grant has committed to Team USA for the summer Olympics in Tokyo, which begins roughly one
Detroit — Since the regular season ended last month — and even before that for most of the teams not in the playoffs — the object of the affection of general managers around the league has been the No. 1 pick in the draft. Even while the season was still going on, many team front-office
A short video recorded by the wife of Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey and circulating on social media shows a behind-the-scenes celebration by Casey, his family, team scouts and front office staff. “One time!” someone shouts. “Let’s go!” another person adds. And then the room erupts in celebration. Casey jumps up, pumps his fist and
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The jubilant screams of joy summed up the night for the Detroit Pistons. Dwane Casey jumped from his seat and pumped his fists as his kids rose from their seats, in an attempt to match his energy. Senior advisor Arn Tellem raised both hands. Rob Murphy, their new Motor City Cruise general manager, bumped shoulders
One of the more common responses I got on Twitter after the Detroit Pistons won the NBA Draft Lottery — other than a series of excited expletives — was questions about Cade and requests to provide a little bit of additional info on the potential No. 1 overall pick. I get it. We are all
Well, how about that? You wanted a little luck? You got it. And then some — after all those years of falling in the draft lottery, and all the years of struggle during the season. Not just with the Pistons, but with every other team that plays in this city. No stretch of sports fandom here
It wasn’t an actual high-stakes sporting event, but it sure felt like one. It was the most suspenseful moment in recent Pistons history — in recent Detroit sports history — and finally, finally, something for fans to celebrate. Much-needed and long-awaited, the Pistons struck lottery luck Tuesday night, landing the No. 1 pick in the