Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Troy Weaver on 2020 Draft: “Everything’s on the table.” Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver addressed the media on Nov. 5, 2020 and said the Pistons could move up or down in the draft. Nov. 18 is less than two weeks away,
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Rod Beard | The Detroit News With less than two weeks remaining before the NBA draft, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver and his staff continue to work on their strategy and draft board. The path forward seems to be clear, with improving the roster as quickly as possible, whether it be through the draft, free
The Pistons have “telegraphed” to other teams around the NBA that they’d prefer to use their cap room to accommodate salary dumps and accumulate draft picks rather than spending big in free agency, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. Detroit projects to be one of the only teams that will have more than $20MM in
The list of teams that have talked to Israeli wing Deni Avdija includes the Hawks, Pistons, Cavaliers, Spurs, and Bucks, according to Ethan Strauss of The Athletic. Those first three teams all have draft picks in the top seven and San Antonio could theoretically move up from No. 11, but it’s hard to imagine a
Tyrese Haliburton will have plenty of suitors in the 2020 NBA Draft. Where would he fit best? Iowa State doesn’t send tons of stars to the lottery, but during the 2019-20 season, the Cyclones were led by one of the best prospects in the 2020 NBA Draft. Point guard Tyrese Haliburton is the best Swiss
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press A person with knowledge of the situation says the NBA’s players are planning to vote on whether they would prefer to start the coming season in December or wait until January, with that decision expected before the league’s board of governors meets to potentially formalize some plans on Friday. The
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson casts her ballot Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson casts her ballot at a drop box outside the Pistons’ practice facility in midtown Detroit. Detroit — In June, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson had a grand idea about
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Detroit — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson opened the drop box, inserted her ballot envelope and closed the door. That was it; it was that simple. Benson, along with Pistons vice chairman Arn Tellem and coach Dwane Casey, took part in a small ceremony Tuesday morning to demonstrate
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NBA free agents 2020: The 10 best options before 2020-21 season The 2020 NBA offseason is unlike any before it but there are still plenty of options for any team wanting to improve its roster through free agency. By now, many Detroit Pistons fans
There are some eye-popping numbers coming out of the NBA’s virtual draft combine, such as Tyler Bey‘s record-breaking vertical for forwards, which we detailed over the weekend. However, the format of this year’s combine has resulted in some leaguewide skepticism about the results being reported, according to reports from Sam Vecenie of The Athletic and
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press For a seemingly endless number of reasons, the 2020 NBA draft will be the most irregular draft in the history of the league. It’ll take place virtually on Nov. 18, after the traditional NBA season tip-off window. It’ll happen without the usual information-gathering process, as this year’s NBA
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NBA free agents 2020: The 10 best options before 2020-21 season The 2020 NBA offseason is unlike any before it but there are still plenty of options for any team wanting to improve its roster through free agency. As head coach of the Toronto
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press LaMelo Ball is one of the handful players in the 2020 NBA draft that analysts believe is worthy of being the number one pick. Few, if any, mock drafts currently project Ball to fall below the fourth overall pick. But if his dad has his wish, LaMelo will be drafted by
Count veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon among those who are enthusiastic about the Pacers‘ decision to hire former Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as their new head coach. Appearing on ESPN’s The Jump on Thursday, Brogdon said he’d had lunch with Bjorkgren earlier in the day and is looking forward to getting to work with the first-time
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press In July, the Detroit Pistons purchased their own G League team that’ll begin playing on Wayne State’s campus during the 2021-22 season. On Friday, that team received a new name. The Pistons G League affiliate is named the Motor City Cruise — a shout to Detroit’s history as the
The Pistons‘ new G League affiliate will be known as the Motor City Cruise, the team announced today in a press release. The club, which will have its inaugural season in 2021/22, will play its games at Wayne State University. The Grand Rapids Drive are Detroit’s current NBAGL affiliate and will continue to hold that
Rod Beard | The Detroit News There was no Dream Cruise during the pandemic this year, but the Detroit area is getting a Cruise that will last longer. The Pistons announced Friday that the name for their new G League franchise will be the Motor City Cruise. The Cruise will begin play in 2021-22 at
October 29th 2020 at 8:59pm CST by Alex Kirschenbaum Danny Manning may join the bench of new Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren, sources have informed Marc Stein of the New York Times (Twitter link). Manning, a former two-time All-Star power forward, most recently served as the head coach for the Wake Forest men’s team from 2014-2020. Bjorkgren,
Alabama’s Kira Lewis Jr. is generating some buzz among teams in the top half of the first round, according to Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report, who hears that Lewis has worked out in person for the Magic, Knicks, Pistons, and Bulls within the last week. A previous report indicated that Lewis has had multiple virtual
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Will the Detroit Pistons move up, move down or stay put in the 2020 NBA draft? Several lottery teams, including the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors, are reportedly willing to come off of their draft picks. It could open up an opportunity for Detroit, which has the seventh