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With the second half of the season officially underway, Detroit Pistons fans are checking the NBA standings on a nightly basis. The team they’re keeping a close eye on? The Minnesota Timberwolves. Two teams, both bad, losing their way to the bottom so that they can land the right lottery combination and, of course, land

We get the report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Detroit’s 2027 second-round pick on way to OKC is via Houston, sources say. Diallo will be a restricted free agent this summer and Pistons see him a core player moving forward. Lu Dort’s emergence made Diallo expendable, and Thunder add to massive stockpile of picks. https://t.co/6JPHL8Y5VL —

After previous reports indicated the Boston Celtics had Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant on top of their wish list of potential trade targets, the price they are willing to pay is coming into sharper focus. Appearing on the A-List Podcast, James Edwards III of The Athletic said “the Celtics have offered multiple firsts for (Grant).

The Detroit Pistons couldn’t deny the Charlotte Hornets’ quest to return to .500, coming up short on the road 105-102. The Pistons have now lost 11 straight against the Hornets. The first 12 minutes was a tough watch, as the advantage was Charlotte’s, 30-22. It would have been total bloodshed if it wasn’t for Jerami

The Detroit Pistons kick off the second half of their schedule tonight against LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets. Detroit looks to continue building up its young players and that is all the easier with Blake Griffin officially a Brooklyn Net. The team might change even more as the trade deadline approaches. The Hornets, meanwhile,

Coming off the seven day All-Star break, the Detroit Pistons hit the road to begin the second half of the season against the Charlotte Hornets. The Pistons sputtered their way to the break, losing four of their last five. The Hornets, on the other hand, have alternated between wins and losses in eleven consecutive games.

When Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee signed with Detroit Pistons this, the reaction featured little applause and a plenty of mockery. Fans and prognosticators alike thought the pair, who played together with the Denver Nuggets, were overpaid and out of place with the rebuilding Pistons. So far, they’ve proven their doubters wrong. Plumlee has been

We are officially half a season into Troy Weaver’s rebuild of the Detroit Pistons. There have been some surprising highs and some unsurprising lows. The team sits at 10-26, worst in the Eastern Conference and second worst in the NBA behind the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s take a closer look at the first half: 1. What

Halfway into his first season as General Manager, we can see some contours of Troy Weaver’s rebuilding philosophy with the Detroit Pistons. The team is heading for a pick in first half of the lottery. Even though it was, to a significant extent, predictable before the start of the season, Troy decided to invest all

We’re back for an All-Star edition of Inside The Cylinder! In this episode, we reflect on Detroit’s first half of the season, and give our thoughts on why we’re optimistic, maybe overly optimistic, about the Pistons future. We’ll let you decide. We also talk about why some players on THIS team reminds us of some

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we talk about your 10-26 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I give out our mid-season letter grades for the Pistons, and talk a little bit about the Blake Griffin Buyout finally occurring. The grading rubric took a couple of iterations

Yesterday, I outlined a lot of things I liked and did not like about the Detroit Pistons players and organization, but wanted to carve out some space to feature the rookies specifically. Below, check out some thoughts of Detroit Pistons’ Core 4 rookie class of Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saddiq Bey, Saben Lee and even

The NBA All-Star game is happening tonight, whether we like it or not. Things have already been rocked a bit with news breaking Sunday afternoon that Philadelphia 76er stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons would be forced to miss the game because of health and safety protocols. It seems their personal barber tested positive for

We’ve now reached the midpoint of the NBA season, with your Detroit Pistons sitting pretty (or not depending on your perspective) at 10-26 and the worst record in the Eastern Conference. In fact, only the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a 7-29 mark, have a worse record in the NBA. The tank is well and truly rolling

Blake Griffin gave up a hefty sum in his buyout agreement with the Detroit Pistons. The $13.3 million he forfeited from his remaining contract with the team will give Troy Weaver a bit of additional financial firepower this offseason. If Vincent Goodwill’s numbers are more or less correct, the Pistons will save $4.3 million and

While the top of the NBA Draft receives all the headlines, as we have seen with players like Saddiq Bey and Saben Lee, it’s lower in the draft when front offices really earn their money. That is why it’s important to flag potential second-round picks who are worth keeping an eye on to potentially join

Blake Griffin is forfeiting $13.3 million in an agreement with the Detroit Pistons that will see the team waive the forward, making him an unrestricted free agent. The news comes from Shams Charania of The Athletic, who notes that the Brooklyn Nets are the most likely landing spot Griffin looks for a new home. Griffin

Things did not end in spectacular fashion for Blake Griffin and the Detroit Pistons. Griffin spent least season hobbled, losing, shut down and then the Pistons were so bad that the team wasn’t even invited to compete in the bubble. This season, Griffin has looked like a shadow of his former self. Missing the power

The Blake Griffin era is over. Griffin and the Detroit Pistons have mutually agreed to a buyout, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Griffin’s representation and the Pistons agreed to a “reduction in his remaining salary,” Wojnarowski writes, but specific details have not been disclosed. It is no surprise no trade could be found once

As energetic as the Detroit Pistons were in a convincing victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, they were the polar opposite in an uninspiring 114-104 loss to the New York Knicks in the final game before the All-Star break. The Knicks were able to score 66 points in the paint as the guards were