ICYMI: Detroit Pistons rookie Saben Lee shares his words to live by with Brooke Fletcher on The Third Half. #DetroitUp
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Heat star Jimmy Butler is appreciative of his teammates’ “disciplined gambles” on defense, Khobi Price details for The Sun Sentinel. Miami most recently defeated Cleveland for its fourth straight victory, winning the contest 115-101 and forcing 15 turnovers. “I love that we got some guys who’ll gamble,” Butler said, “so I won’t be the only
When NBA players and coaches compete against their former team for the first time, there’s often some animosity, as they have something to prove or have an axe to grind because of a bitter breakup. There’s not an iota of acrimony for Troy Weaver in his first game back in Oklahoma City to face his
Rookie Pistons point guard Killian Hayes discussed his first game for Detroit in almost three months with reporters, as captured by The Detroit News (video link). “It’s a whole different team from when I left,” Hayes said. Detroit has subtracted Blake Griffin and added Hamidou Diallo and Cory Joseph since the rookie last played. The No. 7
Pistons head coach Dwane Casey addresses the media after a lopsided loss to the New York Knicks. #ItsMillerTime
In a long NBA season, there’s some nights where things just aren’t work. Those moments are more common for this year’s Detroit Pistons than most teams, but that sense has never came earlier than it did tonight. A little more than three minutes into the game, the New York Knicks were up 14-0 and Dwane
After an extended absence due to a hip injury, Killian Hayes made his long-awaited return to the rotation on Saturday. The No. 7 overall pick in 2020 spent three months rehabbing after tearing his labrum in his right hip on Jan. 4. Unfortunately, his return coincided with the Detroit Pistons‘ worst loss of the season. The
Detroit — Sometimes, it’s worthwhile to take a small victory, even in a big loss. There haven’t been many lopsided losses for the Pistons this season, but against the New York Knicks, the big blowout was one of the anomalies. The Knicks scored the first 14 points of the game and didn’t let off the
Game Vitals: When: Saturday, April 3, 2021, 8:00 p.m. ESTWhere: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MIWatch: Bally Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Det +1.5 Projected lineups: Detroit Pistons (14-34): Saben Lee, Josh Jackson, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee New York Knicks (24-25):Elfrid Payton, Reggie Bullock, R.J. Barrett, Julius Randle, Nerlens Noel Pregame Reading: At the
When the Detroit Pistons announced Blake Griffin was sitting until he and the team could agree to a resolution for his departure, it shook up the nature of the team’s rotations and how to move forward. Dwane Casey has struggled to find a consistent, successful starting lineup since that time. The most common iteration has
Tim Reynolds | AP Basketball Writer Grant Hill helped the U.S. win Olympic gold in 1996. He would have been on the team again in 2000 if not for injury. And he was among the college kids who famously beat the first “Dream Team” in a scrimmage before the 1992 Olympics. Now, USA Basketball is bringing
New York has Detroit’s number this year. During the season, the Knicks have won two games the teams played so far. But they’ll be on a SEGABABA, and the good guys will have additional enforcement in already strong backcourt as Killian Hayes will make his long awaited comeback from injury. So… Game Vitals When: Saturday,
April 2nd 2021 at 8:34pm CST by Dana Gauruder Even with the addition of Jeff Teague to fortify their backcourt, the Bucks still have a little breathing room under the luxury tax line, ESPN’s Bobby Marks tweets. Marks calculates that Milwaukee is $737,439 below the tax after taking a $510,589 cap hit on Teague, who was signed
While much has been made about the emergence of Pistons rookies Isaiah Stewart and Saddiq Bey this season, the first member selected to Troy Weaver’s inaugural freshman class has been absent for most of this calendar year. That is expected to change soon. Killian Hayes, selected seventh overall by Detroit in the 2020 NBA Draft, is poised
It has been a long absence for Killian Hayes. He has missed nearly three months of basketball after tearing his right hip labrum on Jan. 4. As the Detroit Pistons’ other rookies have all thrived and cracked the rotation this season, Hayes has watched from the sidelines, eagerly awaiting his return. That moment will finally
Josh Jackson struggled with perspective early in his career. The Detroit Pistons wing would have a bad shooting night or have his minutes cut, and get overwhelmed by not knowing what would happen next, or how he’d get his game to where he wanted it. Now in his fourth NBA season, he’s a lot more
The report comes via The Athletic’s own James Edwards III: Per sources, the plan is for #Pistons rookie Killian Hayes to return for tomorrow’s game against the Knicks. The No. 7 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft has been out since January with a hip injury. — James Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) April 2, 2021
Killian Hayes has missed most of his rookie season with a hip injury, but the Pistons believe he’ll be able to return for Saturday’s game against the Knicks, tweets James Edwards III of The Athletic. Hayes has been making significant progress with the injury lately, although most estimates were for him to return sometime next
A two-way lead ball-handler, a bulldog with a burgeoning offensive game on the perimeter and a local player to root for? The latest 2021 NBA Mock Draft from Bleacher Report has a little bit of everything for Detroit Pistons fans. The pick order was determined by the current standings, and the first pick is the
After a month-long slump, Josh Jackson was a healthy scratch for the Detroit Pistons on Monday. It wasn’t necessarily related to his performance, Dwane Casey said that night, but more that Casey wanted to get other players in. On Wednesday, Casey inserted Jackson into the starting lineup for the first time since Jan. 10. He