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The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce are joined this week by Jeremy Woo, NBA Draft Analyst for Sports Illustrated. In segment 1 we take

If you haven’t already heard, the Rookie of the Month for March/April was…not Detroit Pistons star rookie and No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham. Scottie Barnes has been very good during the months of March and April, but the only thing the Toronto Raptors forward did better than Cade during these months is win more

The first night of the NBA Playoffs did not disappoint, and Day 2 might be even more intriguing. The Boston Celtics face the Brooklyn Nets, and the winner of the series might be the presumptive favorite to represent the East in the NBA Finals. Of course, the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks are going to have

Things have not gone well for Detroit Pistons fans since the close of the Pistons’ season. More specifically, Paul George fell into health and safety protocols, the Clippers’ best healthy player was forced to miss the team’s play-in matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Clippers blew a fourth-quarter lead to give New Orleans

Opinions on Cade Cunningham’s defense range from great, to average, to bad to “Cade plays defense? Hadn’t noticed.” We are not going into this breakdown considering anything beyond the court — it’s not part of building up or tearing down Cade’s case for Rookie of the Year. I simply wanted to see how he looked

Not since Grant Hill. Not since Michael Jordan. Not since Magic Johnson. The superlatives you can heap upon Cade Cunningham are numerous. He’s had a fantastic rookie season, and as he continued to produce, the names associated with his feats have gotten mor impressive. And yet … And yet, he will certainly not be named

The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce start off the episode with The Pistons Pulse first guest, David Aldridge, to recap the Pistons season including

The Detroit Pistons played near .500 basketball after the All-Star break, and the pieces of this young roster are molding into place. With the pieces of Troy Weaver’s puzzle starting to take form, there are important choices facing the franchise this offseason, and there are multiple arguments about the best path forward — particularly when

On Detroit Bad Boys, we’re gonna be talking draft for the foreseeable future, so I figured I might as well start doing Big Boards. This board is going to be a blend of the guys I think have proven they can produce, the guys I think have upside and areas of need for the Detroit

Both the Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers had nothing to play for today aside from pride, and every player who saw the floor gave it everything they had. In the end, prevailed 118-106. The Pistons rested Cade Cunningham and limited Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart to 13 first-half minutes before sitting for the rest of

The Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers face off in each team’s respective season finales tonight at Wells Fargo Center in Philly. The good news, for those Pistons fans wanting to protect as many lottery balls as possible, is that the Sixers have something to play for in the season’s final game while the Pistons most

Entering the 2021-2022 season, the Detroit Piston faithful were hopeful for a strong sophomore campaign for second-year guard Killian Hayes. Since being selected with the number 7 overall selection, the 20 year-old has been subjected to his fair share of ups and downs through 91 NBA games. Although snakebitten by injury, for the most part,

For the better part of two months, the Detroit Pistons haven’t played like one of the worst teams in the NBA. Heading into Friday night’s home finale against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Pistons boasted a 10-12 record since the NBA All-Star Break in February. They’ve appeared to have turned a corner. However, they still boast

The Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks are going in opposite directions as the season winds down. The Pistons, sitting third from last in the standings, are looking to finish out the season with those valuable top-3 lottery odds. Milwaukee, the defending NBA champs, are fighting for seeding … but which seed they’re fighting for is

Luka Doncic had a message for the Detroit Pistons and their fans Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena. To paraphrase an infamous recent statement by Will Smith, “Keep my (redacted) name out of your (redacted) mouth.” Instead of a slap, though, Doncic just pulled off ridiculous shots and slick passes throughout the Dallas Mavericks’ 131-113

Watching Cade Cunningham night in and night out has been a joy for Detroit Pistons fans and NBA fans at large. Compiling a case for the reigning No. 1 overall pick to be Rookie of the Year seems like it would be effortless … until you hear the case for other players and realize the

Big congrats to Kansas and all their fans as they are the 2022 NCAA Champions! I wanted to take a deeper dive into the NBA Draft now that the NCAA season is over, and update my Big Board as well. We aren’t to the stage of factoring in need/fit with the Detroit Pistons and Cade

It has been hotly rumored that the most aggressive suitor for Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant at the deadline was the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers were one of the most active teams at the deadline, shipping off CJ McCollum, Robert Covington and Norman Powell in separate deals while collecting a first-round pick, Josh Hart

The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and Bryce start off the episode talking about the past weeks slate of games including a statement game from Cade

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 answer your future-focused Twitter questions! Who’s expendable, who’s invaluable, who’s at the top of the draft, who’s in the starting lineup, we answer them all. Thank you to everyone who