Detroit Bad Boys

Neal Ruhl joins the Motor City Hoops Podcast from the fast growing Woodward Sports Network, along with being the voice of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and Detroit City FC for TV20Detroit AND backup Pistons radio play-by-play guy for Mark Champion. Neal and I take one last quick recap of the Pistons offseason with an emphasis

The Detroit Pistons have been linked to Ben Simmons as a team “still inquiring” about the disgruntled Sixers’ point guard’s availability, according to Sixers beat writer Keith Pompey. Do I think a deal will happen? No, not at all. Will that prevent stories like this that link a handful of teams to Simmons from now

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about some interesting quotes from Media Day, Cade Cunningham’s very mild ankle tweak, and what we’re curious about seeing this preseason out of your Detroit Pistons. As always, we

We’re still waiting on actual news and analysis about the Detroit Pistons to come as the team is deep into training camp and that means no mere member of the public, including those covering the team, have an opportunity to see them in action. That means that we can only go off of what the

Someone recently asked me what it means for the Detroit Pistons to have a successful season this year. I took a moment to chew on the question and came to the conclusion that, at least for me, success has almost nothing to do with wins and losses this season. I feel like that is a

As we await the beginning of 2021-22 season for the Detroit Pistons, we can already watch and discuss the game of Balsa Koprivica, who just finished a preseason with his European club where he’s stashed. His Partizan Belgrade played nine games in preparation to the new season. And the Serbian player looks to be learning

The No. 1 overall pick wasn’t interested in making headlines. And while there is burbling tension regarding vaccination status and regional guidelines and players throughout media day were answering or refusing to answer questions about their decision to not be vaccinated, Pistons players at media day made no waves and talked repeatedly about a few

Ku Khahil from the Locked on Pistons Podcast joins me for the second mailbag episode of the Motor City Hoops Podcast. We had an INCREDIBLE 15 questions submitted, which was very much appreciated, and gave us a chance to dive into all sorts of Pistons, NBA and basketball conversation. All-time Pistons bench starting 5? Weaver

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about your Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I recap Detroit’s offseason moves and Vegas Summer League play, our expectations for this year, and what the US winning the Ryder Cup has to do with this NBA season. Thanks

The Detroit Pistons have shuffled through a number of players as they’ve evaluated their final roster spot. With training camp just around the corner, they’ve made a decision. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Friday that the Pistons have converted Luka Garza’s two-way contract to a full NBA deal. We don’t know how much

It is hard to know what the Detroit Pistons have in young Killian Hayes. Due to a mix of injury and ineffectiveness, the early results are not encouraging but at the same time almost nearly irrelevant. Ever since the Pistons lucked into the No. 1 overall pick and drafted Cade Cunningham, the savvy ™ Pistons

The Detroit Pistons announced fans can attend an open practice at Little Caesars Arena on Oct. 9. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the team will take the floor by 2:30 p.m. with the formal practice beginning at 3 p.m., according to the team. Tickets to the practice are free and can be obtained via

We need to turn back the clock for a minute, and think about where it all began for Nikola Jokić. Let’s set aside Jokić’s MVP title, All-NBA teams and All-Star honors as well as All-Rookie Team accolade. Let’s momentarily forget his winning seasons and deep playoffs runs. What do you have? A 20-year-old kid averaging

On an amazing episode of the Motor City Hoops Podcast, I am joined by Anthony Bellino from the Michigan Sports Network, Xs and Os Bros, and BCSN Sports. Anthony and I talk player expectations for members of the roster I did not get to on ep. 50. What kind of seasons do we see for

Feels a little early to be re-drafting the 2020 NBA Draft, doesn’t it? We’ve seen approximately 60 regular season games from these guys. They’ve either impressed us or underwhelmed us. I suppose that’s just how it goes with rookies in a pandemic-shortened season? We just don’t know a lot either way on the 2020 class

It took a while longer, but with Frank Jackson and Hamidou Diallo now returning, I think they offer a great pair of complementary skills that should be utilized in the main rotation for the Detroit Pistons. This duo forms two of the five in the potential lineup combination with the most intrigue for me: Frank

On a shorter episode for the Motor City Hoops Podcast, I am joined by Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer. Jake and I discussed the Pistons offseason including the two most talked about draft picks, Cade Cunningham and Luka Garza. We also get into what he thought about the Pistons free agency. Did he like the move

Hey everyone. I’m Seth, and I oversee all of our NBA sites. This Wednesday will be a big day for our community: we’re moving our comments to a brand new platform, developed especially for SB Nation. All of our basketball communities will be moving to the new platform, and I’m excited about the change. Some

That familiar sound you here — a bellowing gong — heralds the arrival of Ben Wallace, one of the greatest defenders to ever play the game into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Wallace was joined by Pistons greats of both the past and the present. His former teammates that made up the “Best 5 Alive”

The Detroit Pistons kick off preseason with a home game against the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 6 and will also play the Philadelphia 76ers at home while squaring off against the Memphis Grizzlies and the New York Knicks on the road. The four-game preseason schedule runs from Oct. 6 to Oct. 15. The team