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Marquee teams are suiting up for less-than-marquee matchups tonight. We have a Milwaukee Bucks team without Giannis Antetokounmpo at 7:30 p.m. and a Phoenix Suns team without Kevin Durant at 10 p.m. While the wattage might be a bit dimmed, it should make the games even more competitive and, hopefully entertaining. The Bucks will face

The Orlando Magic are where the Detroit Pistons probably should be. They’re still bad, but they’re improved. Orlando, of course, has the services of their talented sophomore, Franz Wagner, while the Pistons have never figured out how to prosper in the post-Cade Cunningham world. But in their first game after the all-star break, Detroit and

Are you a Detroit Pistons fan who also loves to break down tape of college and G League prospects? Do you think the NBA Draft is not just about grabbing the right lottery pick but about grabbing contributors in the second round? Can you explain the pluses and minuses of potential draft picks from a

Approximately four weeks ago, in the pregame of Detroit’s Jan. 26 encounter with the Brooklyn Nets, Dwane Casey decided to put the offense in the hands of Jaden Ivey. The rookie guard was given lead guard duties, while point guard Killian Hayes was sent to the bench in favor of veteran off guard Alec Burks.

For teams like the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons, the All-Star Break is a relatively quiet time as neither team had representatives in the All-Star game. Both teams had young players competing in various All-Star events like the Rising Stars game and Skills Challenge, but those are the quieter events of the weekend. It makes

Troy Weaver is collecting old NBA Draft crushes like, I dunno, Pokemon? Is that a dated reference? Anyway, the Detroit Pistons are signing young guard RJ Hampton after he received his release from the Orlando Magic, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hampton was traded to the Magic nearly two years ago in the big Aaron

The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and I stay on the grind through the NBA All-Star Break to bring you another episode of The Pistons Pulse.

Arguably the most exciting part of a rebuild is dreaming about how all the new young players will contribute to the next era of winning basketball for your favorite team. As Detroit Pistons fans, we are currently living and breathing this because the Pistons are, as Troy Weaver likes to say, in the talent-acquisition phase

James Wiseman finally made his debut with the Detroit Pistons earlier this week. He came off the bench for 11 points and 5 rebounds as Detroit fell to the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. It was a quick preview of what is to come as the NBA All-Star break has arrived and the Pistons

Jalen Duren, the youngest player in the NBA and promising center for the Detroit Pistons, will miss this weekend’s Jordan Rising Stars game because of injury. It was clear throughout the Pistons’ 127-109 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday that Duren was much less than 100%. He’d already battled ankle injuries in the past

Stars making their return against the Detroit Pistons; a tale as old as time. This time around, it was reigning Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart returning to action. Smart had not suited up for the Boston Celtics since Jan. 23. Jayson Tatum was also back in the line-up, after a brief non-Covid related

The Eastern Conference pecking order appears to be Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks at the top, and everyone else fighting for the right to challenge them. The two most likely contenders for the third-best team in the East square off tonight as the supersized Cleveland Cavaliers face Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. Currently, the

The Detroit Pistons are largely overmatched against a Boston Celtics team that looks to be among a small number of elite squads who could contend for an NBA Title this season. As luck would have it, however, this same Celtics team just lost a nail-biter to the Milwaukee Bucks 131-125 in overtime. They are also

At the trade deadline, the Detroit Pistons made the curious move to go out and take James Wiseman off the hands of the Golden State Warriors. Wiseman, a 7-footer with bounce, has always been more of a mirage, a flicker of unrealized potential more likely to lure franchises parched for difference-makers rather than anyone resembling

After days of trade speculation and fanbase angst this past weekend, James Wiseman will make his much-anticipated Detroit Pistons debut tonight in Detroit’s matchup with the Boston Celtics. Following his first official practice with the team Tuesday, Detroit’s newest addition expressed his excitement in joining his second franchise: “I’m embracing all of the opportunities here…It’s

Love it or hate it, the deal is done. James Wiseman, the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, is a Detroit Piston after much consternation between the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers. For the Pistons, it’s about two things: Saddiq Bey leaving and Wiseman arriving. Many, nay, most, of you weren’t

Welcome to the latest installment of my 313 Thoughts, your weekly recap of all things Detroit Pistons. Each week Jack Kelly highlights all the relevant news, rumors and on-court play while embracing Detroit’s 313 identity. The formula is simple—I’ll detail; 3 Things to like, 1 Thing not to like and 3 Things to monitor. Note:

The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and I are joined by Detroit Free Press sports columnist, Shawn Windsor, to not only break down the trade of

Hey everyone! This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s podcast, we’re talking about your 15-42 Detroit Pistons. Ben and I talk about the James Wiseman – Saddiq Bey trade from all angles; why we understood the Pistons trading away Saddiq Bey, but why the acquisition of James Wiseman has us

It might have taken longer than expected, but in the end, James Wiseman is headed to Detroit. That news comes via Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Warriors decided to accept the terms of the deal even as its asset in the trade, Gary Payton II, could miss most if not the rest of the season.