A brief rundown of some possible second-round targets and future draftees, shamelessly piggybacking off of Prava’s watch list with moar names to check out during the evening slate. Ron Harper Jr., SF, Rutgers (vs. Clemson, 9:20 PM) Surprisingly nimble for looking so much like a defensive end. I think he’s going to get a draft
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When Troy Weaver picked Isaiah Stewart with the 16th overall pick in November’s draft, the selection was met with a mix of confusion and derision. Stewart performed well in his freshman season at the University of Washington, but he was largely reliant on his extraordinarily high motor rather than the more-skilled game that turns heads
As the NCAA Tournament tips-off full blast Friday afternoon, here are a few players to keep tabs on in the next few days that are slotted to go either in the first or second round of the 2021 NBA Draft. What do the Detroit Pistons need the most in this coming draft? More athleticism on
When the Houston Rockets beat the Detroit Pistons back on Jan. 22, it sparked a six-game win streak for Houston. Fast forward a couple months and things look much different. The Rockets have moved on from P.J. Tucker and DeMarcus Cousins, and they haven’t notched a victory since Feb. 4. This time around, former Piston
After years of obscurity at the center spot, the Detroit Pistons finally looking as if they figured out what to do with that position. The Andre Drummond trade brought significant cap space, but also a new approach to filling the center position. In place of an elite rebounder and role player who was paid and
Detroit Pistons fans have likely become accustomed to following the top college basketball prospects over the past decade. But given the Pistons are on pace to finish with a bottom-three record, the 2021 NCAA tournament should be of particular interest. March Madness tipped off Thursday with four play-in games, and the first round begins Friday.
March 18th 2021 at 11:19pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum The Bucks took strides to improve their hoped-for playoff readiness in trading for a package headlined by defensive ace P.J. Tucker. Jonathan Tjarks of The Ringer posits that the Bucks should remain aggressive in looking to shore up their depth with further trades and potential buyout targets. Tjarks
Detroit — The NBA tends to covet certain types of players. The fastest and the flashiest. The prospects who jump out of the gym and off the highlight reel and capture the imagination. It’s the same mentality that favors the hare’s speed and swagger in the fabled race against the trudging tortoise. Pistons rookie Saben
The Pistons are signing free agent forward Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, reports Rod Beard of The Detroit News (via Twitter). Cook reached the open market on March 6 when his 10-day deal with Brooklyn expired. Undrafted out of Iowa in 2019, Cook spent time as a rookie last season on a two-way contract
Detroit Pistons rookie Saddiq Bey’s ongoing transformation into a complete scorer continued on Wednesday. Parts of his 28-point, 12-rebound performance against the Toronto Raptors was routine — or as routine as something can be for a first-year player. Bey hit six of his 10 3-point attempts, the third time this season he has made at least
Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) goes solo to talk about the timeline for Killian Hayes’ return and your fake trades prior to the NBA Trade Deadline on March 25th. That, in turn, became a discussion about playing at your own pace, a mulligan on Marvin Bagley, Terrance Ferguson’s RIDICULOUS pre-draft combine YouTube highlights, why Sekou Doumbouya is
Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Bill Dow caught up with Detroit Pistons legend Ben Wallace, who 20 years ago arrived in Detroit to become one of the game’s most dominant defensive players and a fan favorite. Last week, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Come month’s end, FSD will be MIA. Fox Sports Detroit will officially be rebranded as Bally Sports Detroit on March 31, the final step in Disney’s sell-off of 19 regional sports networks after acquiring them from Fox in March 2019. The U.S. Justice Department ordered the regional sports networks to be sold, to avoid monopoly
Saddiq Bey continues to impress as another productive night leads to a Pistons win; he chats with the media postgame. #DetroitUp
Jerami Grant hit some big shots to help the Pistons secure a 116-112 victory over the Raptors; he addresses the media postgame.
Dwane Casey gets another W against his former club as the Pistons beat the Raptors; he chats with the media postgame. #ItsMillerTime
After losing several of their core players for six games due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the Toronto Raptors mostly returned to full strength on Wednesday — right on time to play the Detroit Pistons. Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, Patrick McCaw and Malachi Flynn were cleared to play, and VanVleet and Siakam resumed their
Detroit — Maybe Pistons coach Dwane Casey has the Raptors figured out. The Pistons haven’t had a lot of wins this season, but two of their most impressive ones have come against Casey’s former team. After notching an impressive 24-point win against the Raptors on March 3, the Pistons followed it up with a good
The Pistons ended a four-game losing streak Wednesday with an impressive 116-112 win over the Toronto (Tampa?) Raptors at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit was able to keep it close late and pulled away in the final minutes and improve to 2-0 over the Raptors this season. There were a lot of things to like out
In its first game of the season with tickets available to the public, the Detroit Pistons rewarded fans with a strong performance to take down the Toronto Raptors 116-112. The starting lineup brought energy from the opening tip and set the tone for the game with 37 points and a six-point lead after the first