Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Detroit Pistons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. Sure, everyone is focused on the playoffs, but what Detroit Pistons fans really care about is the future. That
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The Pistons traded for Dennis Smith Jr. in early February, but they still didn’t get as much time as they had hoped to evaluate his future, writes Keith Langlois of NBA.com. Smith battled injuries after coming to Detroit, including left knee soreness that sidelined him for the final 19 games of the season. Smith showed some
Now that the season is over, the Pistons can focus on the offseason, which will entail a push for internal improvement of their young players and an eye on the draft. The Pistons finished with the second-worst record and have a 14% chance of getting the No. 1 pick, along with 52% of landing in
It’s only been six months since the 2020 NBA draft. The next one is already around the corner. The 2021 NBA draft lottery will take place on June 22. After going 20-52 this past season, the Detroit Pistons have the second-best lottery odds and a chance at their highest pick since they drafted second overall
Following his breakout season, Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant was a finalist for the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award. While he received significant support, he didn’t end up winning it. New York Knicks forward Julius Randle was named Most Improved, the NBA announced on Tuesday. Grant finished in second place with 140 total points, receiving two
Julius Randle, not Jerami Grant, was named Most Improved Player, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Randle set career highs in scoring, rebounding, assists, and perimeter shooting and led the New York Knicks to the fourth seed and the NBA playoffs. Key to Randle’s and his team’s success was his growth beyond just an
At certain points in the season, it seemed that Pistons forward Jerami Grant had locked up the Most Improved Player award. It was just a matter of continuing on the pace he was on and staying away from injuries. In the NBA, that’s a pair of variables that’s often too hard to evade. After a
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Detroit Pistons fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. Every team still playing for the NBA championship has their season on the line in some capacity each
For some lucky fanbases, it’s the NBA Playoffs. For Detroit Pistons faithful, it’s mock draft szn. Until the NBA Draft Lottery on June 22, the Pistons will be picking second in these mock drafts. That means a lot of Jalen Green, Evan Mobley and Jalen Suggs. What it also means is not a lot of
For more than two decades, Jim Scholler has been a professional athletic sports trainer. That includes a 13-year stint with the NBA, including 10 years with the Grizzlies before joining the Detroit Pistons in 2018. This past season, Scholler added a new title to his job — one that he didn’t previously go to school
Myles Turner heard his name pop up in trade rumors last offseason, specifically regarding the Celtics, and there’s a good chance the Pacers will see what they could get for Turner in talks this summer. Turner says his preference would be to stay put, as he told Heavy.com’s Sean Deveney. “I love Indianapolis and there’s
It’s hard enough for a rookie to make a name in the NBA. Playing time can be scarce, mistakes are going to happen and there’s often a pecking order to the roster, with veterans taking most of the minutes. That wasn’t a problem for the Pistons’ rookies, who got plenty of work this season, mostly
—The Third Half— Frank Jackson became a standout on the @DetroitPistons after signing a two-way contract back in December. But his skills aren’t confined to the court. As Brooke Fletcher learns, Jackson has quite the eye for…*dramatic pause* FASHION. #DetroitUp
Hey everyone. This is Lazarus Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we talk about your 2020-21 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I give out our letter grades for each of the guys on the roster; I think you can guess who fared well, but I’ll be curious to see if you
Playing point guard in the NBA doesn’t come easily. Even some of the elite prospects have trouble making the transition to the speed of the game and the difference from playing in college or overseas. One season does not a career make. Judging Pistons guard Killian Hayes solely by his rookie season is foolhardy in many
While more than half the league is gearing up for a 2021 NBA playoffs matchup, the Detroit Pistons and about a dozen other teams have their sights squarely set on the the lottery in June and the draft in July. Even though the balls don’t start popping for another four weeks, prognosticators are already sketching out their
Starting a post to provide people a space to chat through Round One of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Eight series and most of them are pretty compelling matchups. I’m even interested in seeing the Hawks take on the Knicks, and I can’t remember the last time I was invested in a series featuring Atlanta. We’ve
The Detroit Pistons‘ 2020-21 season can’t be accurately summed up by their record. And there’s no question that their 20-52 mark, the second-worst in the NBA, was bad. But it was a season of growth, after Troy Weaver was hired as general manager last June and promptly proceeded to tear down and rebuild the roster
Jerami Grant is one of three finalists for this year’s Most Improved Player of the Year award, the NBA announced. MIP is one of six end of the season awards the league bestows on its players and coaches for their achievements during the regular season. The competition is tough. Jerami will face off with breakout
Aboard a recent flight from Detroit to his hometown of St. Louis, Tyler Cook found himself in a state of reflection about the whirlwind journey his basketball life has traveled over the past two years. The most prominent feeling that emerged in his heart: Gratefulness. Undrafted out of Iowa in 2019, Cook thought back to