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The Jerami Grant rumor mill never seems to stop churning, but even I had to stop and take notice when Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report dropped a heater of a story centered on Jerami Grant, his trade value and even a little Ben Simmons. Fischer is well-connected throughout the league, and he’s dropped his fair

The Detroit Pistons visit the Golden State Warriors to begin a four-game West Coast road trip. The Pistons look to build on a strong 5-4 start to 2022 with another win against a top-tier opponent. Kelly Olynyk appears close to returning but is listed as questionable for the game. Frank Jackson and Jerami Grant are

Jerami Grant and Kelly Olynyk represent not only two of the most highly paid and talented members of the young Detroit Pistons. The two of them also represent more than 40% of the career NBA minutes played on the entire Pistons roster prior to this season. Both have seen extended absences due to injuries —

On episode 83 of the Motor City Hoops Podcast I am joined by Jared Greenberg of NBAonTNT & NBATV. We ask Jared what he thinks Jerami Grant’s true value is and what the Pistons may get in return. We also find out what the trade value could be for multiple other members of the Pistons

It is no surprise that second-year point guard Killian Hayes is the most polarizing member of the Detroit Pistons after an injury-marred an ineffective rookie year. What is most surprising is who might be second on that list — Trey Lyles. First, it’s a surprise he’s getting enough minutes to warrant a large amount of

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your 10-32 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker returns to talk about whether the Pistons are a good bad team or a bad good team, Jerami Grant trade interest, the struggles of Isaiah Stewart, and the Bol Bol trade

In a game between two teams at the opposite end of the NBA standings, the Phoenix Suns managed to improve their NBA-leading record, defeating the Detroit Pistons 135-108. As most did not expect the now 10-32 Pistons to top the NBA’s best team, the story of this one for Pistons fans was that their star

Cade Cunningham delivered perhaps the highlight of his young career with a vicious dunk along the baseline, but the Detroit Pistons rookie didn’t have long to enjoy it because he was ejected from the game seconds later in controversial fashion. Before we get into the details, though, we should enjoy his dunk against the visiting

Welcome to Vol. 3 of our NBA Rookie Rankings! The time has come to see how the rookie class stacks up after another month of data. Vol. 3 does not disappoint. If you missed Vols. 1 & 2, or want a refresher on where players ranked, you can find Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 here

Fresh off an impressive victory against the Toronto Raptors, Detroit has it targets set on the league leading Phoenix Suns. The 10-31 Pistons have the chance to win back-to-back games for the third time in as many weeks. After winning a season-best 18 games in a row, the Suns have somewhat come back down to

The Raptors came into this game winners of 6 of their last 7 while the Pistons came off of a 46-point blowout loss to the Bulls on Tuesday. It seemed like the result of this one was already pre-determined, but the Pistons had other plans. There seem to be no rules when the Pistons face

After coming off a big loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, the Detroit Pistons are back in action tonight against the Toronto Raptors. Jerami Grant and Kelly Olynyk are still out of the lineup, recovering from their various injuries, and the Raptors are without backup point guard Goran Dragic and starting shooting guard Gary

The last time these two teams faced, the Pistons came out victorious, which has happened a lot since Dwane Casey has taken over as coach of the Pistons. The Raptors have won 6 of their last 7 games and are now above .500. They have gotten healthy as a team and are playing some of

The trade between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets for 7-footer Bol Bol is off after Bol failed his physical for Detroit, according to Mike Singer and media reports. Singer, a Nuggets beat writer for the Denver Post said that the Nuggets are “taken aback by the news” as Bol had been injury free

Troy Weaver has reloaded and is emptying a fresh clip in the early days of NBA trade season by flipping a vet in Rodney McGruder, and a Brooklyn Nets second round pick projected for the mid- to low-50s for the once highly ranked and recruited Bol Bol, son of former NBA big man Manute Bol.

The Detroit Pistons went from down just nine at halftime to suffering a humiliating 133-87 defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bulls. The 46-point margin was the fourth-worst in Pistons franchise history and worst since 1978. There isn’t much to discuss other than it was absolutely embarrassing showing with few players showing the slightest

A lot has changed since opening night when the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls meet for the first time. While Detroit has remained an Eastern Conference bottom-dweller, Chicago has exceeded expectations, emerged as a true contender and is current atop the Eastern Conference standings. A 9-30 record is indicative of Detroit’s play to this point

On episode 82 of the Motor City Hoops Podcast I am joined by Mat Issa, creator of The Quest for the Best and The Rise Network, Mat is also a NBA writer and content creator for basketballnews.com and 137pm. Mat and I took a deep dive into Cade Cunningham’s game after we worked on an

The highlight of the first half came a minute and half into the first quarter when Isaiah Stewart got his 2nd block on Hassan Whiteside. After that, the Pistons proceeded to not score for the first 3 minutes of the quarter and would be down 13-2 early. Things never got better from there for 18

The Detroit Pistons are getting some players back but suddenly find themselves missing a a head coach as Dwane Casey became the 15th lead man to enter the league’s health and safety protocols. In his absence, the Pistons will once again rely on Rex Kalamaian who has already filled in for Casey a handful of