The Pistons have a new jersey partner. The team announced a new multiyear partnership with United Wholesale Mortgage on Thursday, with UWM’s jersey patch replacing Flagstar Bank, which had adorned the Pistons’ jerseys for the past four years. With the new agreement, the Pistons will wear a white patch on the left shoulder of their
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The Detroit Pistons announced Thursday that Pontiac-based United Wholesale Mortgage will be the team’s new official jersey sponsor beginning next season, replacing Flagstar Bank. Under the multiyear deal, the UWM logo will appear in the same place on players’ jerseys — the left shoulder — as Flagstar’s logo did until its partnership ended last month. Troy-based Flagstar was the team’s first jersey
The offseason has begun for the Detroit Pistons, which means it’s also time for videos of NBA players’ workouts popping up on social media. On Tuesday, sports marketing company New Recruit Media posted a video of Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart working out with USA Basketball coach Scott Fitch. The 2-minute clip opens with Stewart dribbling
A key Detroit Pistons front office member has departed the organization. Former senior director of player personnel Gregg Polinsky is no longer with the Pistons, a league source confirmed to the Free Press on Wednesday. Polinsky was hired in July 2018 by the previous front office guided by Ed Stefanski, and exits after a season with the
In the midst of their franchise restoration, general manager Troy Weaver added another important piece with the hiring of former Michigan coach John Beilein as a senior adviser for player development. The hiring was reported Tuesday, and the team made an announcement on Wednesday afternoon. “John has been one of the best fundamental teachers in
The NBA Draft Lottery is less than three weeks away and after their miserable 20-52 season, the Pistons are in position to get a franchise-changing addition. The prize of the draft is Cade Cunningham, the combo guard from Oklahoma State, with three other players who are rated as elite. With the second-worst record in the regular
The Boston Celtics rocked in the NBA world this morning with a sudden flurry of seismic changes. Danny Ainge, the longtime president of basketball operations, is out. Retiring after a long career as a player and executive. Brad Stevens, head coach wunderkind is also out. From the sidelines, at least. He is vacating his role
The Detroit Pistons underwent a near-full roster remake last offseason, with only Sekou Doumbouya the only holdover. This offseason won’t see quite as many trades and signings. It wouldn’t be surprising to see most of the 2020-21 roster return next season. There’s always a chance for more changes to happen, though. The foundation of the
After 12 seasons as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team and a brief stint leading the Cleveland Cavaliers, John Beilein is back and heading to Detroit. The Detroit Pistons have hired Beilein as senior advisor/player development, league sources confirmed to the Free Press. Beilein was spotted in the stands at multiple Pistons
John Beilein is back. The former Michigan basketball head coach will be joining the Pistons as a senior advisor for player development, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News on Tuesday. The new role is a return to coaching in the state where he made his mark, taking the Wolverines to the NCAA title
The Pistons are hiring former Cavaliers head coach and longtime University of Michigan coach John Beilein as their senior advisor of player development, Marc Stein of the New York Times tweets. The team will announce the hire this week, Stein adds. Following great success at the college level, Beilein was hired as Cleveland’s head coach
Former University of Michigan and Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein will join the Detroit Pistons as a senior adviser focused on player development, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. An official announcement is expected this week, Stein reports. Beilein has been a frequent presence at Little Caesars Arena this season and
It’s not a curse. I swear, it isn’t. It’s not a curse that Detroit’s professional sports teams currently are mired in mediocrity, banished from the playoffs, stricken by injuries, haunted by history, dogged by untimely departures and destined to drop in every draft lottery even if they somehow snuck into league headquarters and stamped their
Despite the Pistons’ 20-52 record, they didn’t have as bad a season as it seemed. After a certain point, they ceded the playing time to the young core and didn’t worry as much about winning as they did about getting valuable experience for the youngsters. Through the bumps and bruises of the season, the Pistons
When Ben Wallace was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame, I expected an exuberant reaction from Pistons fans and a fair share of eye rolls from some skeptics. As a longtime defender of Ben Wallace and his legacy, I was ready to take on all comers. I got all of that in a volume
It wasn’t easy for the Pistons to get through a 20-win season. Not for the players, not for the coaching staff and certainly not for general manager Troy Weaver. The season started with some optimism that they could be a surprise team, but after another slow start with only three wins in their first 15
Kevin Love‘s season was marred by injury and declining production, but Cavaliers GM Koby Altman says the veteran forward is still part of the team’s plans, according to an ESPN report. Love appeared in just 25 games due to a calf injury. “We want him to be here,” Altman said. “We signed him to an
In November, general manager Troy Weaver had a week for the ages when he revamped the Pistons roster with a robust draft haul, a flurry of trades and some other moves in free agency. When the smoke cleared, the roster looked much different and Weaver had made the first big steps in his restoration plan.
If you dig deep enough, you’ll find the Pistons’ preparations for this summer’s NBA Draft may have started a few decades ago. And you’ll discover some of the groundwork for what comes next in a critical offseason for Detroit’s pro basketball revival was laid at the home of Quinn Buckner, one of the game’s true
After Pacers team president Kevin Pritchard said that he views forward T.J. Warren as pivotal to the team’s success, and his absence as a key reason why Indiana had a disappointing season, J. Michael of the Indianapolis Star considers whether Warren’s presence is as crucial as Pritchard believes. “The most important thing in this league right