It’s been nearly two months since we checked in on the status of 2021’s traded first-round picks, and there have been plenty of shifts in the NBA standings since then. Those changes have an impact on where in the draft certain traded picks will land, as well as whether or not some protected picks will
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Cory Joseph hasn’t been with the Detroit Pistons very long. But he’s impressed with what he’s seen so far. Since joining the franchise March 26, Joseph has acquainted himself with the rest of the roster — particularly the rookies. The Pistons asked Joseph to be a mentor for the young players; while he already had
Lansing — The leaders of many of Michigan’s largest companies are opposing more restrictive voting laws, posing a possible obstacle to the plans of the state’s Republican lawmakers. Leaders of more than three dozen major Michigan-based companies — including the Detroit Three automakers, mortgage lending giant Rocket Cos. and all four of Detroit’s professional sports teams — released a joint statement
So much has been made about the Pistons’ youth movement and young core, that it’s often overlooked that they have some good veterans around them too. It’s not just Jerami Grant, Wayne Ellington and Rodney McGruder. Count Cory Joseph among them. Joseph, 29, arrived in the trade that sent Delon Wright to the Sacramento Kings
Pat Graham | Associated Press Denver — The Denver Nuggets will be without Jamal Murray indefinitely after the dynamic point guard suffered a torn ACL in his left knee. The Nuggets announced the diagnosis in a statement Tuesday. It’s a big blow to a team coming off a season in which it advanced to the Western Conference
The Detroit Pistons are entering the home stretch of the season. Following After a five-game Western Conference road swing, they will play 12 of their final 18 games at home. Despite being at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and not even having a shot at a play-in game, they’re still competing as though they
Ben Ross | Associated Press San Francisco — Stephen Curry passed Wilt Chamberlain for the most points in Warriors franchise history Monday night in Golden State’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Curry scored 21 points in the first quarter, giving him 17,786 in his career. That passes Chamberlain’s 17,783 with the franchise, a record he’d held
April 12th 2021 at 9:55pm CST by Dana Gauruder The Bulls were 3-6 since the addition of Nikola Vucevic entering Monday’s game against Memphis but Billy Donovan isn’t ready to shake up his lineup, according to Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun Times. “One of the things we try and do is after like every
By Dave Campbell | Associated Press Minneapolis — In the raw aftermath of another killing of a Black man by police in Minnesota, there was no place for pro sports in the Twin Cities on Monday. The Minnesota Twins, Wild and Timberwolves all postponed their games a day after the shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright following a
By Jason Lusk | April 12, 2021 5:55 pm Follow @GolfweekJLu As rounds of golf played in the U.S. surge, mechanical equipment manufacturer Ingersoll Rand Inc. has agreed to sell golf car-maker Club Car to Platinum Equity, an investment firm and holding company founded and operated by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores. The price: $1.7
By Jason Lusk | April 12, 2021 5:55 pm Follow @GolfweekJLu As rounds of golf played in the U.S. surge, mechanical equipment manufacturer Ingersoll Rand Inc. has agreed to sell golf car-maker Club Car to Platinum Equity, an investment firm and holding company founded and operated by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores. The price: $1.7
Many of the top teams contending for the NBA title have a roster stocked with former Pistons players. The defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers have a few and the Brooklyn Nets have a couple. The Los Angeles Clippers have three former Pistons, and the schedule presents consecutives games between the two teams. Reggie Jackson, Luke Kennard
Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we talk about your 16-37 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about Killian Hayes playing good against bad teams and bad against good teams, why Sekou Doumbouya is getting more minutes and what he’s doing with them, and …
It wasn’t a big surprise when Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver decided to trade Luke Kennard last November. Kennard, the 12th overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft, had become a productive, sweet-shooting starting wing. But knee tendinitis limited him to 28 of 66 games the previous season, and he was set to enter free agency
Detroit head coach Dwane Casey addresses the media after a fast paced and fast scoring game against the Clippers. #ItsMillerTime
Josh Jackson was a huge factor in keeping the Pistons in tonight’s game against the Clippers. He speaks with the media post game. #DetroitUp
At the end of a week-long western road trip, there’s almost an expectation that the Pistons would let down. Increasing the degree of difficulty was that it was the second game of a back-to-back, against one of the best teams in the Western Conference, and without their best players. The Pistons didn’t just stay with the
For the end of a long road trip, the Pistons’ effort against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night is to be commended. A loss is still a loss, but some losses can provide lessons that can help a team improve later this year or even into next year. It seems that the Pistons are
There is nothing more appropriate than Josh Jackson leading the team in shots in the Detroit Pistons’ 131-124 loss to the LA Clippers on Sunday. It was an extremely Josh Jackson game for both squads. Defense was intense but each team just kept trading offensive body blows, nailing 3-pointers, hitting step-back jumpers, and driving into
The Detroit Pistons had multiple reasons to phone it in against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. They were without their leading scorer, Jerami Grant, for the third straight game. It was the second night of a back-to-back on the schedule. It was also the final game of a five-games-in-seven nights road trip with difficult