On Monday, we took an in-depth look at what we knew about the NBA’s 2021 draft lottery standings and projected draft order so far based on the regular season standings, and what was still to be determined based on play-in results, random tiebreakers, and the lottery results. With the play-in tournament nearly over, we can
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Associated Press Denver’s Nikola Jokic finished ninth in the MVP voting last season. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Golden State’s Stephen Curry didn’t get listed on a single ballot a year ago. A year later, one of them will walk away with the NBA’s highest individual prize. Jokic, Embiid and Curry were revealed Thursday night as
Six months after Jerami Grant surprised many across the NBA by signing a three-year, $60 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, it’s safe to say the decision paid off for him. Figuratively and literally. The size of the deal alone was eye-popping, but also spoke to the confidence that general manager Troy Weaver had in
The Pistons will field an abundance of high-level talent on their 2021 Summer League team this August, details Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. Detroit expects to have its draft selections from the 2019-2021 seasons on the Summer League roster. That will include current 2020/21 rookies Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saddiq Bey, Saben Lee, and Deividas Sirvydis, plus second-year
Jerami Grant put together the best season of his career with the Detroit Pistons this season. NBA awards voters took note. Grant is one of the three finalists for the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award, the league announced on Thursday. He’s competing with New York Knicks forward Julius Randle, and Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter
During a TNT broadcast ahead of tonight’s Wizards-Pacers play-in matchup, the finalists for six big end-of-season 2020/21 awards were announced. Here is the full list, as voted on by reporters. NBA Most Valuable Player: NBA Defensive Player of the Year: NBA Rookie of the Year: NBA Most Improved Player: NBA Sixth Man of the Year:
Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) talked to Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) about the end of the Pistons’ season, and Troy Weaver’s comments during his last press conference of the season. That, in turn, became a discussion about collecting centers, covering an NBA team during a global pandemic, what nickname we should give guys who play for the
When asked about his biggest takeaway from his first NBA season, Killian Hayes’ response was succinct. The Pistons’ rookie point guard appeared in 19 of their final 24 games after missing three months of action with a torn hip labrum. He showed flashes of the player he can potentially become, and his focus is on
There was this game between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards in January 1998 in the nation’s capital. Detroit, built around core of Grant Hill, Jerry Stackhouse and Brian Williams (who didn’t play that match), lost in disappointing fashion during a disappointing season a year after two consecutive early playoff exits. This nondescript January game
In many ways, the NBA Draft is similar to a college-entrance exam. The more preparation that is done, the more poised a team is to be successful in picking the right players. Pistons general manager Troy Weaver has shown himself to have the right tools to succeed in the draft year after year. Weaver shined in
With the 2020-21 season in the rearview mirror, Matt and I discuss the Pistons end to the regular season, and their draft lottery odds. Speaking of the lottery, we both go over who we’d select in the top five of the draft (one through five). From there, we move on to a Detroit LEGEND in
Another season of Detroit Pistons basketball, another year without a playoff win. That’s 13 consecutive seasons, but who’s counting? And yet, it was a good year for the Pistons, despite the second-worst record in the league in 2020-21. They finally got off the treadmill of mediocrity, and chose the rebuild restoring path. The franchise is surfacing again,
Hamidou Diallo was new to the Detroit Pistons when the organization acquired him from Oklahoma City in March. He wasn’t new to general manager Troy Weaver, though. The Thunder had traded for Hamidou Diallo on draft night in 2018, while Weaver was still an assistant general manager there. Weaver had scouted him since he was
Detroit — Piston Group LLC has filed a lawsuit seeking the restoration of its status as a minority business with the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the group. The lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court claims that the actions taken against the Black-owned auto supplier by the council
The Detroit Pistons season might be over, but basketball is continuing. For the first time it will feature a play-in tournament which is like a pre-post-season. Essentially, it’s a way to hoover up all the bad teams that would have made the playoffs and gotten swept in the first round, add some additional bad teams
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. As the playoffs approach, the biggest surprise of the season is likely the success of the New York
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Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver could have taken a victory lap on Monday after pulling off the unthinkable. In his first season in charge the Pistons, Weaver overhauled the roster, set a new culture, developed a core of young players, created an entertaining product, broke the endless chain of mediocrity and — this is
May 17th 2021 at 8:32pm CST by Dana Gauruder The Pistons finished with the second worst record in the league, meaning they’ll slide no lower than sixth in the draft lottery. While the top five prospects in this year’s draft have been highly touted, GM Troy Weaver doesn’t want fans to automatically assume they’ll get
Pistons GM Troy Weaver continues to share his thoughts on the season that just concluded, including a simple message about the players: If you’re going to wear a Pistons uniform, you’re going to work this summer. #DetroitUp