Detroit Bad Boys

The Detroit Pistons continue to reshape their coaching ranks with the addition of Andrew Jones III, according to multiple media reports. Jones most recently spent two seasons on the Philadelphia 76ers sidelines as a player development coach. Previous to his time in Philly, Jones spent five seasons working with Troy Weaver and the Oklahoma City

All along, I’ve thought about the likely selection of Cade Cunningham as a way to exorcise the demons of Darko Milicic — the Detroit Pistons’ ill-fated selection the last time the team had a top-3 pick. Perhaps, instead, it is actually a way to exorcise the demons of trading Khris Middleton — famously the “other

Hamidou Diallo’s fit with the Detroit Pistons is interesting. Once a highly-touted prospect coming out of high school, the former second-round pick went on to be one of the rare flops for John Calipari at Kentucky. He wasn’t bad, he just didn’t live up to the one-and-done hype that came with being a top recruit

The NBA landscape appears to be shifting. For the first time in 51 years, the Detroit Pistons have the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. And, of course, we’re on the heels of fellow flyover franchise the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Title for the first time in 50 years. For the Bucks, it

It was a funny thing about having the second-worst record and landing the No. 1 overall pick in next week’s NBA Draft — The Detroit Pistons really weren’t that bad. Let’s not twist it, they were bad, they just weren’t as awful as their won/loss record seemed to indicate. Keep that in mind as the

Josh Jackson was the home-grown collegiate star and reclamation project Detroit fans could get behind. Just 23 years old, the Pistons represented his third team in his fourth professional season. Not exactly the expected path for a former fourth overall pick. With lower expectations, local affections and a coach who could provide support, stability and

Jalen Green, one of the top prospects in the upcoming NBA Draft, will only work out for the two teams who own the top two picks in the draft — the Detroit Pistons and the Houston Rockets. The dynamic G League Ignite guard, who might be the most explosive scorer coming out of the draft

The ingredients are there for Sekou Doumbouya. Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 2019 just six years after he began playing basketball, Doumbouya’s career has been up and down through two seasons. When you look at the physical profile and the potential skill set, it’s easy to dream about his potential. But, roughly 150 games

Cade Cunningham has landed in Detroit. Not that this was much of a secret as the presumptive No. 1 pick promoted the fact on his social media accounts, took pictures with fans and was even serenaded by chants of “We want Cade” at a Detroit Tigers game. Why he is in Detroit does matter, of

The to-do list seems simple enough for Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons. 1. Draft your franchise player in 2021 2. Decide how to approach next season 3. Use your cap space wisely in 2022 4. Never miss an opportunity to add talent. Weaver, it seems, will have plenty of avenues in which to empty

At the ripe old age of 22, Frank Jackson was already in NBA no-man’s land. After averaging 10 points a game in the NBA Bubble, his original team, the New Orleans Pelicans, declined to extend him a qualifying offer. The newly minted unrestricted free agent was signed and waived in the same month by the

Cory Joseph was traded to Detroit mid-season seemingly for his contract. The Pistons parted with the competent, effective, wholly unremarkable Delon Wright for Joseph, a second-round pick and swapping out Wright’s guaranteed salary for next season for the relatively partial guarantee of Joseph. Grab an asset and create some financial flexibility when you waive Joseph,

Since the 2008-09 season, the Detroit Pistons have played 37 rookies. Saben Lee, a 38th overall pick forced to play on a two-way contract, played more minutes than just 12 of those rookies. Not bad for an unheralded rookie who many expected to go undrafted. The Good Lee has plenty to develop as a young

The odds of the Detroit Pistons selecting Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham with the first overall pick in this month’s NBA Draft seem to be increasing with each day. But, for content purposes, what if they don’t take him? For the first time since 2003, the Pistons have been presented with not only good draft

When the Pistons signed Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, I had no reaction to it. I knew nothing about him and wasn’t going to pretend that I did. He was an athletic four who couldn’t shoot — generally a non-starter in the modern NBA. However, his thunderous left-handed dunks became fun to watch as

The Detroit Pistons had everything they needed after a radical transformation in the offseason. Troy Weaver had four fresh draft picks to add on the development side and four free agent targets to weave into a lineup that was set to feature Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose. But something was still missing, and it was

It’s not often the Detroit Pistons have a player make Team USA. Jerami Grant’s glue-guy-with-alpha-ability profile was a perfect fit for a team looking to win gold in Tokyo later this month. However, it’s possible Grant and teammate Bradley Beal won’t be with the team for the Tokyo Olympics. Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of

Yes, I’ve already said this couple of times, but I will say it again: Dennis Smith Jr. wasn’t known for his defense before he arrived in Detroit. He came to the NBA with a reputation of being an explosive scoring guard who averaged 18.1 PPG in his lone season at North Carolina State. He was

Detroit Bad Boys has been a huge part of my life for more than 15 years now. I discovered this site in the infancy of blogging as I scoured the internet for every two-bit platform that allowed people to talk about my favorite teams. It seemed like the natural evolution of message boards (shoutout to

If I was writing this review based on the first 67 games of the season, there would be nothing for me to write about Deividas Syrvidis. He was seldom used and was only deployed during garbage time when the game was out of hand, usually in the opposing team’s favor. It is tough to make