Detroit Bad Boys

The madness continues! A look at more under the radar prospects and players who might make sense for the Detroit Pistons who are still alive in the NCAA Tournament. Scottie Barnes, PF/PG/C, Florida State (vs. UNC-Greensboro, 12:45) Total Weaver Guy: long arms, strong, tries really hard, great talker on defense, shooting very much a work

In what is becoming a clear trend for the Detroit Pistons, Frank Jackson has come from playing very little to serving a major role in the rotation and making a bunch of winning plays along the way. Jackson had his best game of the season in the 113-100 win against the Houston Rockets tonight. The

The Detroit Pistons are allergic to winning streaks with only two since December 2019. The Houston Rockets are allergic to winning altogether, currently in the midst of an 18-game losing streak. Something has to give. Oh, and this tank battle is happening on the first weekend of NCAA tournament. Poetic, in its own way. Game

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

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

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

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

The 2021 NCAA Tournament officially tips off Thursday evening in Indianapolis. Lots of NBA Draft prospects will be competing, so it only makes sense to try to keep track of potential players the Detroit Pistons could draft later this year. Thursday night will see just four games tip off (dubbed the First Four), which is

The last time the Detroit Pistons faced the Toronto Raptors, it delivered Detroit’s most lopsided and most fun victory of the season. A 129-105 shellacking at the hands of a G League squad in the lineup and along the coach’s ranks. The Raptors were stuck in the contact tracing vortex of health and safety protocols

The Detroit Pistons continue to shape the roster in Troy Weaver’s image, as made evident by the recent Hamidou Diallo acquisition. Now, how about Aaron Gordon? Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports recently reported that Detroit is one of the teams that are possibly interested in acquiring Gordon from the Orlando Magic. Does he make sense

These Detroit Pistons don’t provide a whole lot of reason to watch some nights. That could change next month. Killian Hayes, the seventh overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, has been cleared for on-court basketball activities, per a release from the Pistons. After sustaining a hip sublaxion against the Milwaukee Bucks back on January

Troy Weaver doesn’t like to sit still. On Friday, he made another move in his effort to ‘restore’ the Detroit Pistons. Svi Mykhailiuk, the longest-tenured Piston with two years, one month and six days with the club, was dealt with a second-round pick to Oklahoma City Thunder for 22-year-old Hamidou Diallo. The move means Detroit

The San Antonio Spurs have been a team in transition. They’re young, kind of interesting, and retooling on the fly. It’s not the old guard you’re used to, but it’s a group that’s working—they’re a playoff team and somehow leading the Southwest Division. Facing the Detroit Pistons without injured Demar DeRozan and disgruntled LaMarcus Aldridge,

Game Vitals: When: 8 p.m. ESTWhere: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MichiganWatch: Fox Sports Detroit, Odds: Pistons +3 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (10-28): Delon Wright, Rodney McGruder, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee San Antonio Spurs (19-16): Derrick White, Dejounte Murray, Keldon Johnson, Trey Lyles, Jakob Poeltl Pregame Reading: The Pistons already made a couple of

The Detroit Pistons plan to sign forward/center Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Cook previously signed a 10-day with the big-man starved Booklyn Nets. Ironically, the Pistons are able to sign Cook thanks to the roster spot opened up by the buyout of Blake Griffin, who eventually signed

I have decided to never be surprised by any potential trade rumors involving new GM Troy Weaver even when it involves big game hunting. I’m not sure if the perennially interesting but never quite actually really good Aaron Gordon fits that bill, but a new report indicates the Detroit Pistons have inquired about the Orlando

The San Antonio Spurs are like the zombie franchise that refused to die. Always moving forward toward the playoffs. In this case, they are not the modern World War Z types who sprint toward cities and climb giant walls. They are the old-school zombies. Quiet. Ambling. Moving slowly and steadily toward forever competence. This year