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The Detroit PIstons host a struggling Utah Jazz team that should look familiar to any Pistons fan. A team full of young, developing, unproven players. Terrible efficiency on both ends. Pieces that do not fit together. Waiting for someone to become so good that it pushes everyone into more natural roles, but that day seems

The Detroit Pistons host the Utah Jazz tonight for their final home game of 2024 before they take off for a lengthy West Coast road trip to end the calendar year. Detroit’s upcoming road games feature the Phoenix Suns, LA Lakers, Sacramento Kings, and Denver Nuggets, all teams that will be competing to stay afloat

Malik Beasley has been a welcome addition to kick off this new era of the Detroit Pistons basketball under Trajan Langdon. On a team lacking three-point shooting, he has brought more on offense than one could’ve hoped and been the shining star in Trajan’s offseason focus on surrounding Cade with spacing for the first time

When former Duke University sharpshooter Trajan Langdon took over as president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons, he vowed to fix the Pistons’ woeful shooting. One of his first moves was signing nine-year veteran Malik Beasley to a one-year, $6 million contract. Beasley was one of the marksmen Langdon paired with the talented young

After Tobias Harris was ruled out with a right thumb sprain and Jaden Ivey was a late scratch after going through warm-ups, the Detroit Pistons rolled out typical starters Cade Cunningham, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jalen Duren, but added the offensive-defensive one-two punch of Malik Beasley and Ausar Thompson. I’m not sure this lineup had

December 15 is known as the unofficial start to NBA free agency as the season’s newly signed players become eligible to be traded. The Pistons decided to use that time to maneuver through their cap sheet, including waiving veteran center Paul Reed and re-signing him two days later to a veteran minimum deal. In between,

It isn’t often that you get to go a full week during the NBA season with only one game, but due to the NBA Cup, that is exactly what the Pistons and many other teams in the NBA are dealing with. The Pistons last played Thursday against the Celtics and they looked like a team

The B-ball Paul era was a brief one for the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons are opting to waive third-string center Paul Reed, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Reed had a unique Philly Special contract — his $7.7 million deal was fully non-guaranteed this season until Jan. 10. Reed also had a fully non-guaranteed deal

While the game against the Celtics may have been a let down, Ron Holland certainly made it entertaining. Wes and Blake discuss why his big night was so exciting. They also give Cade his props for what was probably his best game as a Piston, break down Jaden Ivey’s recent struggles and what he can

Happy holidays, y’all! What a difference one year makes, eh? This time last year, we were in the midst of the worst stretch of basketball in the Detroit Pistons’ history. Now, things are better. They’re not good, but they’re better and that’s all you can ask for. I wanted to think of a way to

The Pistons finally play basketball again. I don’t really have any major issues with the NBA Cup, but this weird break they give teams due to the knockout round of the tournament is one of the things I don’t like. It was necessary for the Pistons, who have played a ton of games early on

The Detroit Pistons are currently 10-15, tied with the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. They are only a half behind the 8th-seeded Brooklyn Nets at 10-14. Considering this team reached double-digit wins on Dec. 10, a full three months ahead of last year’s team, it’s clear Detroit

The Detroit Pistons, with three days between games for only the second time this season, traveled to New York to take on the Knicks. Ausar Thompson did not play due to a sore groin (left adductor soreness) and New York was without Karl Anthony Towns and Cam Payne. The basketball gods shined down upon the

When Trajan Langdon took over as the new president of the Detroit Pistons, his priorities were clear. Add players who could shoot. Add players who you could rely on to play. For a team that ranked 24th in offense and among the league’s leaders in missed games, it all made perfect sense. Tobias Harris and

The Pistons really soiled themselves against the Bucks and the Celtics. But it’s not all bad… even though the beginning of this podcast starts that way. Blake and Wes break down the simple thing the Bucks did to generate all those wide open threes, and how the Celtics immediately followed suit. But as a silver

Yesterday, the Detroit Pistons allowed the Milwaukee Bucks to shoot 56% from 3 and make a season-high 23 shots from the perimeter. Tonight, they face the Boston Celtics. Gulp. Boston puts up an NBA-leading 50.9 three-pointers per game, six more than the closest team. Detroit, meanwhile, ranks 28th in three-point percentage allowed, at nearly 38%

It’s not going to get any easier. After getting shot out of the Little Caesars Arena by a scorching Milwaukee Bucks team, the Detroit Pistons take on the 50-3-a-game Boston Celtics. The defending champs defeated Detroit 124-118 in a highly competitive contest on Oct. 26. The Pistons want to get back on the positive side,

The Detroit Pistons are not going to Las Vegas. Facing the Milwaukee Bucks with a chance to clinch a bid in the NBA Cup’s Knockout Rounds, you could make a pretty good argument that this was the biggest basketball game in Detroit since Game 4 of the 2019 NBA Playoffs — ironically, also against Milwaukee.

It feels weird hyping up a regular season basketball game in early-December, but the NBA created the In-Season Tournament to add some intrigue to regular season games and that is exactly what we are getting. Whoever wins this game locks in their spot in Vegas for the NBA Gold Cup knockout round. Whoever loses still

The Detroit Pistons are officially one-quarter of the way through the season. It feels like there’s a consensus out there that the first quarter of the schedule is the first time there’s a big enough sample size to truly understand NBA teams. Let’s use the first 21 games of this season to see how JBB’s