Detroit Bad Boys

Is there anything more thrilling than two bottom-five Eastern Conference teams who have already basically admitted defeat on the season facing off on a snowy mid-February day? Anything? What if I told you that this rare jewel of a game between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards was happening on Valentine’s Day? Would you choo-choo-choose

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your 12-44 Detroit Pistons. Jack Kelly returns, joining Ben Gulker and I to talk about the Marvin Bagley III trade, how to make the Jerami Grant / Cade Cunningham / Saddiq Bey trio work, and Killian Hayes’

The lone move made by Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons at the NBA Trade Deadline was not the oft-discussed trade of Jerami Grant. It was, however, a move that many fans and media members have also been discussing. Weaver flipped Josh Jackson (on an expiring contract), the surprisingly productive Trey Lyles with a team

I don’t know when I turned into the finance guy on DBB, but given my limited time nowadays I guess it’s the role I was born to play. Anyway, after the trade deadline and the moves and non-moves, I wanted to take a brief look at the financial fitness of this Detroit Pistons roster and

On this episode of the Motor City Hoops podcast I am joined by James Edwards III, Pistons beat writer for The Athletic, to analyze the happenings around the NBA Trade Deadline. What does he think about the trade for Marvin Bagley III? Why did Jerami Grant not get moved? What did we learn about Troy

The final score was ugly, and it didn’t even begin to tell the whole story. The Charlotte Hornets beat the Detroit Pistons 141-119 and it was never close after the first quarter ended. Charlotte ran off turnovers, misses, and makes and the Pistons made very little effort to get back on defense. Detroit made it

The Detroit Pistons are hoping they got a glimpse of their own future last night when they faced the Memphis Grizzlies, perhaps the best combination of young and talented the NBA has to offer. Tonight, they are facing a team a few steps behind the Grizzlies, but a few steps ahead of the Pistons in

On episode 90 of the Motor City Hoops podcast I am joined by Laz Jackson to bring you our instant recap and reactions to the Pistons Thursday trade deadline moves. We will break down and give our immediate reactions and analysis to what we saw from Detroit leading up to and on Thursday. We will

The Memphis Grizzlies stormed out of the gate and quickly amassed a 24-point lead in the first quarter. The first quarter. That’s pretty much all you need to know about this one. The Pistons fought back periodically, even cutting it down to 10 in the third quarter, but they eventually slid back down and ended

The NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone. The Detroit Pistons, a team that could have made a multitude of moves, came out of the day with one trade, acquiring Mavin Bagley III from the Sacramento Kings. Whether the fanbase loves or hates the Bagley move, it won’t be the most talked about part of

The Detroit Pistons opted to hold onto Jerami Grant past the NBA Trade Deadline. And while that may be viewed by many fans as a huge disappointment, holding onto Grant was the best course of action for the franchise today. For starters, just because you think there are deals for him that you dreamed up

Trade deadline time is always a fun time for fans as they see what their team is going to do to improve their roster. Or in the Pistons case, how they can make their roster worse so they can ensure the best possible position in the lottery. Trade deadline day is not fun when you

It wasn’t a Jerami Grant trade, but the Detroit Pistons did make an NBA Trade Deadline day deal involving a power forward. The Pistons obtained former No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley III in a four-team deal also involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers, according to multiple media outlets. The Pistons sent out

In the first installment of this series, we looked at 2022 NBA Draft prospects who have great potential to provide vertical spacing for the Pistons. Now, we turn our attention to what seems to be everyone’s go-to question when analyzing draft prospects…can he shoot? While, the title of this piece is profiling “shooters,” it’s important

Cade Cunningham was sitting in street clothes unable to play in his hometown against the Dallas Mavericks. While he was unable to play, I hope he at least had a notebook with him so he could take some notes and get inspired by the brilliant display put on by Luka Doncic. Sometimes the talent disparity

Things have been quiet thus far on the trade front for the Detroit Pistons, but it appears Detroit could find a trade partner in the most aggressive team during the deadline — the Portland Trail Blazers. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, Portland is “still engaged in conversations with Detroit” on the Pistons’ top

We’re days away from the NBA Trade Deadline and Jerami Grant remains a hot name. He could be headed to a contender. He could be staying put for the time being. The Sacramento Kings have been rumored to have interest in Grant over the past month, and it makes some sense. The Kings have a

Portland Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin is doing his best Troy Weaver impersonation in conducting a dramatic overhaul of the roster, razing out bad fits and bad contracts (and, it should be noted, good players) in an attempt to right the ship in Portland. Whereas Weaver was completing razing the roster around a significant rebuild,

Following a tough loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit visits the state of Texas to face the Dallas Mavericks in their final game of a quick two-game road trip. In the wake of a successful January, that accounted for 7 of 12-total Detroit wins, the visiting Pistons have yet to register a W in the

On episode 89 of the Motor City Hoops Podcast I am joined by Alex Kennedy, previously of HoopsHype and USATodaySports, and currently the chief content officer for BasketballNews.com. Alex and I dive right into all of the news and storylines around the NBA Trade Deadline being just 2 days away with an obvious emphasis on